Eche
/ɛtʃ/noun
An archaic verb meaning to increase, add to, or prolong.
Did you know?“Eche” is an obsolete spelling and form related to “eke,” whose older sense was to supplement or lengthen something—an early example of language literally “adding on.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*aug-
“To increase, enlarge, or strengthen”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aukaną
“To increase or grow”
Old English
Old English
ēacian
“To increase, add to, or prolong”
Middle English
Middle English
echen
“To increase, lengthen, or supplement”
15th–16th Century
English
eche
“To add to or make greater”
Modern English
English
eche
“An archaic form related to “eke,” meaning to increase or supplement”