Where does “eath” come from?

eath (English) comes from Middle English ethe, from Old English īeþe, from Proto-West Germanic auþī, from Proto-Germanic auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

eath (English): Easy; not hard or difficult; Easily

Definitions

  1. Easy; not hard or difficult; Easily

Ancestry of “eath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishetheeasy, easily
2Old Englishīeþeeasy
3Proto-West Germanicauþīeasy; empty, barren
4Proto-Germanicauþuzeasy; light
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “eath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic auþuz →
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