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yeo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /jəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua. Compare ea, Eau, eau.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, qualifier:Southwest England) Alternative form of ea.
   alt of ea

Forms

yeo en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /jəʊ/ (UK)

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of yowe.
   alt of yowe

Forms

Relateds

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