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
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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) |