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

Definitions

  1. plural of eye

Ancestry of “eyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēagan
2Proto-West Germanicaugōn
3Proto-Germanicaugōnō
Every word from Proto-Germanic augōnōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic augōnEvery word from Old English ēagan
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