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Where does “eyt” come from?

eyt (Middle English) comes from Old English iġeoþ.

eyt (Middle English): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “eyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishiġeoþ—

Words derived from “eyt”

  • eight
  • ait
  • eightpence
  • eightpenny
  • eightsome
  • eightscore
  • eightish
  • eightplex
  • eightness
  • eightling
  • eightlike
  • eyot
  • eightsies
  • eightsman
  • エイト
  • et
  • etpela
  • eit
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