Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “êt” come from?

êt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon ēth, from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

Ancestry of “êt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonēth—
2Proto-West Germanicaiþoath
3Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

Words derived from “êt”

  • Eed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →