eam

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₂éwh₂os“maternal uncle, maternal grandfather”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*awahaimaz“maternal uncle”
3. Old English · inherited fromēam“maternal uncle”
4. Middle English · inherited fromeem
5. English todayeam

From Middle English eem, eme, from Old English ēam (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“maternal uncle, maternal grandfather”). Cognate with Scots eme (“uncle”), West Frisian iem, omke (“uncle”), Dutch oom (“uncle”), German Ohm, Oheim (“maternal uncle”), Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”). See uncle. Doublet of oom and ohm.

Words from the same roots