ea etymology

Middle English word ea comes from Proto-Germanic *aiwa-, Old English ǣlā, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂, Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ-, and later Old English æ (Ceremony, custom, marriage. Law, scripture.)

Detailed word origin of ea

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*aiwa- Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
ǣlā Old English (ang)
*h₂ekʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₁egʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
æ Old English (ang) Ceremony, custom, marriage. Law, scripture.
*h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Water.
*ahwō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Stream, river. Water.
*hē Old English (ang)
eo Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as ea

Descendants of ǣlā
cokeney e eddy ei eo ey halloo halou halow hei hey æ
Descendants of *h₂ekʷeh₂
agg ai aye eit iland nai nei ye yeten yland ylond yo yoman yoten ȝeten
Descendants of *h₁egʷʰ-
eyt