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
- eyed; having eye; Having holes
Ancestry of “eyed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eie | An eye; A highly valued or regarded object;... |
| 2 | Old English | ēage | eye |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
Words derived from “eyed”