Where does “ooth” come from?
ooth (Middle English) comes from Old English āþ, from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.
Ancestry of “ooth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | āþ | oath |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | aiþ | oath |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aiþaz | oath |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | oyt- | — |
Words derived from “ooth”