Aach (toponymy)
Aach (variants Ach, Ache; Aa) is a widespread Upper German hydronym, from an Old High German aha (Proto-Germanic *ahwō) "running water" (ultimately from PIE *hakʷā- "(moving) water").The word has also been reduced to a frequent suffix -ach in Alemannic and Austro-Bavarian toponymy.The word is cognate with Old English ǣ (reflected in English placenames as -ea, also Yeo, Eau), Old Frisian ē, Old Saxon aha, Low Franconian Aa, Old Norse á, Gothic aƕa, all meaning "river; running water".
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Aach (toponymy)
Aach (variants Ach, Ache; Aa) is a widespread Upper German hydronym, from an Old High German aha (Proto-Germanic *ahwō) "running water" (ultimately from PIE *hakʷā- "(moving) water").The word has also been reduced to a frequent suffix -ach in Alemannic and Austro-Bavarian toponymy.The word is cognate with Old English ǣ (reflected in English placenames as -ea, also Yeo, Eau), Old Frisian ē, Old Saxon aha, Low Franconian Aa, Old Norse á, Gothic aƕa, all meaning "river; running water".
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Aach (variants Ach, Ache; Aa) ...... reflect a cognate Celtic word.
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Aach (variants Ach, Ache; Aa) ...... eaning "river; running water".
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