Where does “Eaves” come from?
Eaves (English) comes from Middle English eves, from Old English efes, from Proto-West Germanic *ubisu, from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō.
Ancestry of “Eaves”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eves | — |
| 2 | Old English | efes | eaves; the edge of a roof |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *ubisu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ubiswō | — |