Where does “eves” come from?
eves (Middle English) comes from Old English efes, from Proto-West Germanic *ubisu, from Proto-Germanic *ubiswō.
Ancestry of “eves”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | efes | eaves; the edge of a roof |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *ubisu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ubiswō | — |
Words derived from “eves”