Where does “nye” come from?
nye (English) comes from Middle English ei, from Old English ǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą — ice, frost.
nye (English): A brood or flock of pheasants
Definitions
- A brood or flock of pheasants
Ancestry of “nye”, step by step
nye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ei | An egg, especially of a chicken or other fowl |
| 2 | Old English | ǣġ | egg |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 4 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 5 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 6 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |