Where does “aþ” come from?

aþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

aþ (Old English): an oath

Definitions

  1. an oath

Ancestry of “aþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
2Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →