Morpheme
Ea(u) [Eau, Ea]
Type
free base
Denotation
running water, watercourse, river, stream
Etymology
Middle English ee, ea, eo, æ; Old English ēa
Evidence
ea, eas, eau, eaus
Notes
homophone of Ewe, Yew, and You
spelling influenced by French eau
Homographs
-eau, Eau, -ea, -ea, -(o)ea [-oea, -ea]
