eed

Concepts

oath

vow

pledge

swearing

truth

Synonyms

bezwering

Translations

Eid

serment

juramento

όρκος

giuramento

soz

Schwur

jurament

jura

juramento

êqîn

qesem

ehd

sond

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: eet

Inherited from Old Dutch: *ēth

Cognate with Western Frisian: eed

Cognate with German: Eid

Cognate with English: oath

Cognate with Danish: ed

In summary

From Middle Dutch eet, from Old Dutch *ēth, from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-. Compare West Frisian eed, German Eid, English oath, Danish ed.