From Middle English ea, e, æ, from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂. aqua.
Cognate with North Frisian ia ("river"), Saterland Frisian Äi ("river"), West Frisian ie ("water, stream"), Dutch aa ("water, stream"), German Ache ("water, stream, river, flood"), Swedish å ("stream, creek"), Icelandic á ("stream, river"), Latin aqua ("water").
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