Where does “eik” come from?
eik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch eik, from Middle Dutch eike, from Old Dutch eik, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.
eik (Afrikaans): oak tree, any tree of the genus "Quercus"
Definitions
- oak tree, any tree of the genus "Quercus"
Ancestry of “eik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | eik | Any oak tree; Oak wood |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eike | oak |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eik | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aik | oak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ilā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiks | oak tree; oak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |