Where does “eyed” come from?

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

eyed (Middle English): eyed; having eye; Having holes

Definitions

  1. eyed; having eye; Having holes

Ancestry of “eyed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglisheieAn eye; A highly valued or regarded object;...
2Old Englishēageeye
3Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
4Proto-Germanicaugôeye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “eyed”

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