ece etymology

Middle English word ece comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu-, Proto-Indo-European *oiw-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyus, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu (Long time, lifetime.)

Detailed word origin of ece

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂eyu- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*oiw- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) custom, tradition, law
*h₂oyus Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Long time, lifetime.
*aiwiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*ajukiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Eternal, lasting forever.
ǣċe Old English (ang)
ece Old English (ang) Eternally, ever, evermore, perpetually Durable. Perpetual, eternal, everlasting.
eche Middle English (enm) Each.

Words with the same origin as ece

Descendants of *h₂ey-
age agg ai aye e ea eche eek eu nai nei æ æw