• Eau

    Origin

    From Middle English ea, eo (with spelling influenced by French eau), from Old English ēa ("running water, water, stream, river"), from Proto-Germanic *ahwō ("waters, river"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ ("water, flowing water"). Compare ea, yeo.

    Full definition of eau

    Noun

    eau

    (plural eaus)
    1. (Lincolnshire toponymy) A brook or stream
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