Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “eddy” come from?

Eddy comes from Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, derived from the Old English prefix ed- (back, again), from Proto-Germanic idi-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European éti and h₁é.

eddy (English): A current of air or water running back, or in an...

Definitions

  1. A current of air or water running back, or in an...

Ancestry of “eddy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheddy—
2Old Englishedēa—
3Old Englished-anew, again; against, backwards; turning
4Old Irishid-him; it
5Proto-Germanicidi-again, anew; back, against
6Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “eddy”

  • eddyline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →