Where does “Eed” come from?
Eed (Luxembourgish) 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-.
Eed (Luxembourgish): oath
Ancestry of “Eed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | eit | — |
| 2 | Old High German | eid | oath |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aiþ | oath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aiþaz | oath |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | oyt- | — |