Where does “eyelid” come from?
Eyelid comes from Middle English eiȝelid, a compound of eye and lid meaning the movable fold of skin covering the eye.
eyelid (English): A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over...
Definitions
- A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over...
Ancestry of “eyelid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | eyelidd | — |
Words derived from “eyelid”