ehem, eheu, eho (*eĝh-)

ehem, eheu, eho (*eĝh-)
    ehem, eheu, eho (*eĝh-)
    English meaning: interjection, *an exclamation of joyful surprise
    Deutsche Übersetzung: Ausrufe
    Note: mostly independent neologisms
    Material: Ved. áha, O.Ind. ahahü̆ , ahē, ahō, hamhō etc.; Lat. ehem, hem (an exclamation of joyful surprise), eheu, heu (: O.Ind. ahō) “ach, oh!”, eho “hey there!”; Ger. hem, hum, hm (: Lat. hem); compare Ger. aha, oho!; for O.Ind. ah-, Lat. eh- one could place IE *eĝh- .
    References: WP. I 115, WH. I 396 and above S. 281 ē, ō.

Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.

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