Where does “ey” come from?

ey (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

ey (Old Norse): always, ever; island

Definitions

  1. always, ever; island

Ancestry of “ey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
2Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicagwjō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “ey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →