euwi

Old Saxon

Alternative form

• ewwi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”)

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian ei, Old English eowu (Dutch ooi), Old High German ouwi (German Aue), Old Norse ær, Gothic 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 (aweþi, “flock of sheep”).

Indo-European cognates: Luvian hawi-, Latin ovis, Ancient Greek ὄϊς, Old Church Slavonic овьца (Russian овца), Old Irish ói, Lithuanian avìs, Tocharian B ā(u)w.

Noun

euwi f

1. a ewe