Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "island, wetland" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesieg(Anglo-Saxon) ey(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsRay, Rye(English) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 41.