Where does “eavestrough” come from?

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

eavestrough (English): A trough under the eaves of a building for...

Definitions

  1. A trough under the eaves of a building for...

Ancestry of “eavestrough”, step by step

eavestrough traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Eaves

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

via English trough

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtroughA long, narrow container, open on top, for...
2Middle EnglishtroghA trough long narrow container
3Old EnglishtrohAlternative form of trog
4Proto-Semiticṯin-two
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