Where does “eie” come from?

eie (Middle English) comes from Old English ēage, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

eie (Middle English): An eye; A highly valued or regarded object;...

Definitions

  1. An eye; A highly valued or regarded object;...

Ancestry of “eie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēageeye
2Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “eie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →