- ehem, eheu, eho (*eĝh-)
- ehem, eheu, eho (*eĝh-)English meaning: interjection, *an exclamation of joyful surpriseDeutsche Übersetzung: AusrufeNote: mostly independent neologismsMaterial: 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.