英语词汇ea的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ea
词源	ea n. the usual Old English word for "river, running water" (still in use in Lancashire, according to OED), from Proto-Germanic ahwo- (source also of Old Frisian a,Old Saxon aha,Old High German aha,German ahe-,Old Dutch aha,Old Norse "water"), from PIE root ekweh- "water" (see aqua-). "The standard word in place-names for river denoting a watercourse of greater size than a broc or a burna" [Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names]. Entries linking to ea aqua- word-forming element meaning "water," from Latin aqua "water; the sea; rain," cognate with Proto-Germanic akhwo (source of Old English ea "river," Gothic ahua "river, waters," Old Norse Ægir, name of the sea-god, Old English ieg "island"), from PIE root akwa- "water." Edam adj. 1836, type of cheese named for Edam, village in Holland where it was originally made. The place name is literally "the dam on the River Ye," which flows into the Ijsselmeer there, and the river name is literally "river" (see ea). aqua-Edam (adj.)Etonisland (n.)Mersey updated on September 07, 2021
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