Where does “Eid” come from?

Eid (German) comes from Middle High German eit, from Old High German eid, from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

Eid (German): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “Eid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneit—
2Old High Germaneidoath
3Proto-West Germanicaiþoath
4Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

Words derived from “Eid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aiþ →
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