ean Meaning & Definition
What Does Ean Mean?
Ean is used as a verb meaning To bring forth young; to yean.
Ean Definition (Verb)
- To bring forth young; to yean.
Synonyms of Ean
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Ean synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
ean (third-person singular simple present eans, present participle eaning, simple past and past participle eaned)
Origin of Ean
Origin 1: From Middle English enen, from Old English ēanian (“to yean, bring forth young, bring forth lambs”), from Proto-West Germanic *aunōn, from Proto-Germanic *aunōną (“to bring forth lambs”).
Origin 2: An alternate etymology derives the Old English word from a corruption of Old English ēacnian (“to add, increase, be enlarged, be augmented, become pregnant, conceive, bring forth, produce”), from ēacen (“increased, augmented”), from ēaca (“an addition, increase, eeking”), from Proto-Germanic *aukô (“increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to increase”). More at eke.