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Where does “īeþe” come from?

īeþe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic auþī, from Proto-Germanic auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

īeþe (Old English): easy

Definitions

  1. easy

Ancestry of “īeþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicauþīeasy; empty, barren
2Proto-Germanicauþuzeasy; light
3Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “īeþe”

  • eath
  • eathy
  • eathly
  • eathful
  • eath-kent
  • eathlins
  • eth-
  • ethe
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