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

  1. oak tree, any tree of the genus "Quercus"

Ancestry of “eik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutcheikAny oak tree; Oak wood
2Middle Dutcheikeoak
3Old Dutcheik—
4Proto-West Germanicaikoak
5Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
6Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →
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