*Batawjō

Runic: ᛒᚨᛏᚨᚹᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑ.tɑu̯.jɔː/

proper noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

Batavia, land of the Batavians

From *bat- (‘good, favorable, beneficial’) + *awjō (‘island’).

*Batauwju (Proto-West Germanic)
- *Batouwa, *Betuwa (Old Dutch)
  - *Betuwe (Middle Dutch)
    - Betuwe (Dutch)
Batavia (Latin)
- Batavia (Dutch)
  - Batavia (Danish)
  - Batavia (English)
  - Batavia (French)
  - Batavia, Betawi (Indonesian)
Batavia (Latin)
- Pazauwa (Old High German)
  - Passau (German)