ea

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A river or watercourse.

Det

Alternative form of ea..

Sinonieme

cram

glut oneself

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈiː(ə)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: ee

Geërf van Old English: ēa

Verwante met Noord-Fries: ia

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Äi

Verwante met Fries: ie

Verwante met Nederlands: a

Verwante met Duits: Ache

Verwante met Deens: å

Verwante met Sweeds: å

Verwante met Yslands: á

Verwante met Latyn: aqua

In summary

From Middle English ee, ea, æ, from Old English ēa (“river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“waters, river”), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua.
Cognates
Cognate with North Frisian ia (“river”), Saterland Frisian Äi (“river”), West Frisian ie (“water, stream”), Dutch a (“water, stream”), German Ache (“water, stream, river, flood”), Danish å (“stream, creek”), Swedish å (“stream, creek”), Icelandic á (“stream, river”), Latin aqua (“water”).