Where does “een” come from?

een (Scots) comes from Scots ee, from Middle Scots ee, from Early Scots e, from Old English ēage, from Proto-West Germanic augā, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

een (Scots): plural of ee; Doric form of ane

Definitions

  1. plural of ee; Doric form of ane

Ancestry of “een”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotseeeye; you
2Middle ScotseeThe eye; the visual organ
3Early Scotse—
4Old Englishēageeye
5Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
6Proto-Germanicaugôeye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “een”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic augā →