Where does “eit” come from?

eit (Middle English) comes from Old English iggaþ, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “eit”, step by step

eit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English iggaþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishiggaþAlternative form of iġeoþ
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English īġeoþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīġeoþa small island; islet
2Old Englishīġ—
3Proto-Berber*aβəɣ—

via Old English iggoþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishiggoþAlternative form of iġeoþ; ait, eyot, islet,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →