Where does “eyren” come from?
eyren (Middle English) comes from Middle English eyre, from Old English ǣġru, from Old English ǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic aij, from English ice, from Middle English is, from Old English īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs — ice, frost.
Ancestry of “eyren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eyre | Alternative form of eere; eggs |
| 2 | Old English | ǣġru | eggs |
| 3 | Old English | ǣġ | egg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aij | egg |
| 5 | English | ice | Water in frozen form; Any frozen volatile... |
| 6 | Middle English | is | ice; That which is short-lived like ice; icy... |
| 7 | Old English | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |