Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eyu-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu-, most common first.
- ageThe amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
- ayeEver, always.
- ayAh! alas! Expressing anger, alarm, frustration, pain, etc.