oath English · revision 13543

− It is [[inh|ang|āþ|t=judicial swearing, solemn appeal]] (about 725, in Beowulf),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*aiþaz]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) cognate with Old Saxon ēth, Dutch eed, German Eid, Old Norse eiðr and Gothic aiþs.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) Outside Germanic it is probably related to Old Irish ōeth, oath,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) and Merriam-Webster takes the Germanic word to be of Celtic origin;^(MWU 2024) Etymonline thinks the history obscure and possibly non-Indo-European.^(Etymonline)