Where does “ed-” come from?
ed- (Old English) comes from Old Irish id-, from Proto-Germanic idi-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.
ed- (Old English): anew, again; against, backwards; turning
Definitions
- anew, again; against, backwards; turning
Ancestry of “ed-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | id- | him; it |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | idi- | again, anew; back, against |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |