Where does “eave” come from?

eave (English) comes from English Eaves, from Middle English eves, from Old English efes, from Proto-West Germanic *ubisu, from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō — eaves.

eave (English): Eaves: the underside of a roof that extends...

Definitions

  1. Eaves: the underside of a roof that extends...

Ancestry of “eave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEavesOS grid ref SD4937
2Middle Englisheves—
3Old Englishefeseaves; the edge of a roof
4Proto-West Germanic*ubisuhall, vestibule, lobby
5Proto-Germanic*ubiswōeaves

Words derived from “eave”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō →