Where does “eed” come from?

eed (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch eed, from Middle Dutch eet, from Old Dutch ēth, from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

eed (Afrikaans): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “eed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheedoath
2Middle Dutcheet—
3Old Dutchēthoath
4Proto-West Germanicaiþoath
5Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aiþ →