eie
Middle English
/ˈɛi̯(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- An eye.
- (figuratively) A highly valued or regarded object.
- Vision, knowledge or perception.
- A hole, spot, or other object resembling an eye.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English ēage (eye) inherited from Proto-Germanic *augô (eye) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (eye).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃ókʷs
Gloss
eye
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
目
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eyed English
- aukko Finnish
- ἄνθρωπος Ancient Greek
- ὤψ Ancient Greek
- *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃okʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ókʷs Proto-Indo-European
- l Proto-Indo-European
- *augô Proto-Germanic
- eagduru Old English
- eagæppel Old English
- eagþyrel Old English
- ēagan Old English
- ēage Old English
- अक्षि Sanskrit
- eye Middle English
- eyed Middle English
- ooneyed Middle English
- yȝe Middle English
- auga Old Norse
- *ȍko Proto-Slavic
- ouga Old High German
- 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 Gothic
- *augā gmw-pro
- auk Estonian
- ōga Old Dutch
- *Hákši Proto-Indo-Iranian
- āge Old Frisian
- aukku Ingrian
- aukko Votic
- oeghene Crimean Gothic
- auga Gutnish