Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “ēth” come from?

ēth (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic aiþ, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

Ancestry of “ēth”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ēth”

  • eed
  • eedgespan
  • beëdigen
  • beëdiging
  • ambtseed
  • eet
  • eed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →