English

eyewater

From eye + water.

A compound of eye + water

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’

Proto-Germanic *augô

Proto-West Germanic *augā

Old English ēage

Middle English e

English eye

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water; to well’

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Proto-Germanic *watōr ‘water’

Proto-West Germanic *watar ‘water’

Old English wæter ‘water’

Middle English water ‘water’

English water

Today it means

noun A wash or lotion for application to the eyes, such as eyedrops.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / eyewater