ithe

English

/aɪð/

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) A wave.
  • (obsolete) Waves; the sea.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ythe inherited from Old English ȳþ (wave, water, flood, sea, liquid, billow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *unþiz derived from Proto-Indo-European *unt-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*unt-

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