Etymology

ait

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Today it means: An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England. Full definition →

Middle English eyt ← Old English īġeoþ
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ait · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromīġeoþ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromeyt
  3. English todayait

From Middle English eyt, eit, from Old English īġeoþ, īgoþ, iggaþ, iggoþ (“ait, eyot, islet, small island”), diminutive of īġ, ēġ, īeġ (“island”). More at eyot.

ait · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromāte
  2. Middle English · inherited fromate
  3. Scots · borrowed fromait
  4. English todayait

From Scots ait, ate, from Middle English ate, from Old English āte. More at oat.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englisheyt all →

isleteyot

Old Englishīġeoþ all →

eyot

Old Englishāte all →

oat

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