Where does “ēac” come from?

ēac (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic auk, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ēac (Old English): also

Definitions

  1. also

Ancestry of “ēac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*aukalso, too
2Proto-Germanicaukalso, too; furthermore, in addition; and
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “ēac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →