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Where does “eche” come from?

eche (Middle English) comes from Old English eċe, from Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic akiz, from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".

eche (Middle English): each; Alternative form of ache

Definitions

  1. each; Alternative form of ache

Ancestry of “eche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheċe—
2Proto-West Germanic*aki—
3Proto-Germanicakizache, pain
4Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
5Old Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"

Words derived from “eche”

  • eke
  • eking
  • eche
  • eachwhere
  • ea.
  • ea
  • each
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