Where does “Eed” come from?

Eed (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German êt, from Old Saxon ēth, from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

Eed (German Low German): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “Eed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanêt—
2Old Saxonēthoath
3Proto-West Germanicaiþoath
4Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aiþ →