Where does “ech” come from?

ech (Middle English) comes from Old English ǣlċ, from Old English ǣġhwylċ, from Proto-Germanic aiwô — ever, always.

ech (Middle English): each

Definitions

  1. each

Ancestry of “ech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣlċ—
2Old Englishǣġhwylċeach, every, any, all
3Proto-Germanicaiwôever, always

Words derived from “ech”

Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwô →Every word from Old English ǣġhwylċ →Every word from Old English ǣlċ →
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