Etymograph

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Ezernack

Ezernack comes from Middle High German īsen ‘iron’, from Proto-West Germanic *ahu ‘river’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ ‘water’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ékʷeh₂‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ahwō‘stream, river’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ahu‘river’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*īsarn‘iron’reconstructed
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350īsen‘iron’
  6. Middle High German, derivedc. 1050–1350Īsinacha
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentEisenach
  8. EnglishtodayEzernack

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ékʷeh₂‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ahwō‘stream, river’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ahu‘river’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*īsarn‘iron’reconstructed
  5. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350īsen‘iron’
  6. Middle High German, derivedc. 1050–1350Īsinacha
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentEisenach
  8. EnglishtodayEzernack

The story

Americanized form of German Eisenach.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ ‘water’

aquatic, aquarium, aqua, ey, aqueous, gouache, 5 more

through Proto-Germanic *ahwō ‘stream, river’

ait, 1 more

through Proto-West Germanic *ahu ‘river’

ea, eddy, eau, yeo

through Proto-West Germanic *īsarn ‘iron’

iron, ire

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ / Ezernack

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