Where does “eyne” come from?
eyne (English) comes from Old English ēagan, from Proto-West Germanic augōn, from Proto-Germanic augōnō.
eyne (English): plural of eye
Ancestry of “eyne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ēagan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | augōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | augōnō | — |