Etymology

yeo

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle English ea ← Old English ēa ← Proto-West Germanic *ahu
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yeo · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*h₂ekʷeh₂“water, flowing water”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*ahwō“waters, river”
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*ahu
  4. Old English · inherited fromēa“running water, water, stream, river”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromea
  6. English todayyeo

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua. Compare ea, Eau, eau.

Yeo · proper noun2

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (Iûⁿ, Iôⁿ), Teochew 楊／杨 (ion5), Teochew 姚 (io5), etc.

Yeo · proper noun3

  1. Korean · borrowed from여(呂)
  2. English todayYeo

Borrowed from Korean 여(呂) (Yeo).

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishea all →

eau

Old Englishēa all →

eaaheauEatonromneyluneEwellAytonYeatonAverhamEacott

Proto-West Germanic*ahu all →

aaeaaal

Proto-Germanic*ahwō all →

eaeau

Proto-Indo-European*h₂ekʷeh₂ all →

islandeaeauey

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