Where does “eyȝe” come from?

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

eyȝe (Middle English): Alternative form of eye; Alternative form of eie

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eye; Alternative form of eie

Ancestry of “eyȝe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheġefear
2Old Englishēageeye
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “eyȝe”

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