ey etymology

Middle English word ey comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (Bird.), Old English ēalā, Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂

Detailed word origin of ey

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Bird.
ēalā Old English (ang)
*h₁egʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂ekʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ōjóm Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Water.
*ojóm Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ajjan Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*ahwō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Stream, river. Water.
*ajją Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Egg.
æg Old English (ang) Egg.
ǣġ Old English (ang)
ēa Old English (ang)
hei Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as ey

Descendants of *h₂éwis
cokeney egge eggen ei eyre eyren hei hey
Descendants of ēalā
e ea eddy eo halloo halou halow æ
Descendants of *h₁egʷʰ-
agg ai aye eit eyt iland nai nei ye yeten yland ylond yoman yoten ȝeten
Descendants of *h₂ekʷeh₂
yo