English eaves

← Old English efes (inherited)

← Old English yfes (mention)

← Old English *ofes (mention)

← English over (mention)

← English eave (link)

← English eave (suffix)

← English s (suffix)

← Middle English eves (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *ubiswō (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *ubisu (inherited)

← Old High German obasa (cognate)

← Gothic 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *upér (derived)

→ English eavesdrop (compound)

→ English eave (back-formation)

→ English eavesdrip (compound)