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
- A current of air or water running back, or in an...
Ancestry of “eddy”, step by step
eddy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English eddy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eddy | — |
| 2 | Old English | edēa | — |
| 3 | Old English | ed- | anew, again; against, backwards; turning |
| 4 | Old Irish | id- | him; it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | idi- | again, anew; back, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |