Middle English word ei comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (Bird.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*h₂éwis | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Bird. |
*ōjóm | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*ojóm | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*ajjan | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*ajją | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Egg. |
ǣġ | Old English (ang) | |
ei | Middle English (enm) | An egg, especially of a chicken or other fowl. |