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 Saxonēthoath
2Proto-West Germanicaiþoath
3Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-

Words derived from “êt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic aiþ