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