hey etymology

Middle English word hey comes from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (Stream, river. Water.), Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (Egg.), Old English hēlā, Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *kowə-, Proto-Indo-European *kowH-, Proto-Germanic *ajjan

Detailed word origin of hey

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ahwō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Stream, river. Water.
*h₂ōwyóm Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) Egg.
hēlā Old English (ang)
*kewh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*kowə- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*kowH- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ajjan Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
ēa Old English (ang)
*ajją Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Egg.
æg Old English (ang) Egg.
ǣġ Old English (ang)
*hawwaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To chop, to hew. To forge.
*hawją Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Hay.
hīeġ Old English (ang)
ey Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as hey

Descendants of *ahwō
cokeney e ea eddy ei eo ey hei æ
Descendants of *h₂ōwyóm
egge eggen eyre eyren
Descendants of hēlā
halloo halou halow
Descendants of *kewh₂-
hay hewen hog howe howen