ea

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A river or watercourse.

Det

Alternative form of ea..

Synoniemen

cram

glut oneself

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈiː(ə)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: ee

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ēa

Verwant aan Noord-Fries: ia

Verwant aan Saterfries: Äi

Verwant aan Fries: ie

Verwant aan Nederlands: a

Verwant aan Duits: Ache

Verwant aan Deens: å

Verwant aan Zweeds: å

Verwant aan IJslands: á

Verwant aan Latijn: 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”).