Where does “eed” come from?

eed (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German ȫde, from Old Saxon *ōthi, 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...

eed (Plautdietsch): barren, desolate

Definitions

  1. barren, desolate

Ancestry of “eed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanȫde—
2Old Saxon*ōthivoid, empty, barren, deserted, waste
3Proto-West Germanicauþīeasy; empty, barren
4Proto-Germanicauþuzeasy; light
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus →Every word from Proto-Germanic auþuz →