The Canadian Origin Of The World 'EH'

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/origins-of-eh-canadians-1.4115715

 

Stereotype or not, it's a word Canadians are famous for — two simple letters baked into the tail end of so many of our sentences. But few realize "eh" actually predates the country's creation by a century or more.

"Eh" has become such a natural part of our speech that many Canadians don't even realize they're using it in day-to-day conversation. 

So where did this little word come from and how did it become such a part of Canadian identity?