Where does “Eck” come from?

Eck (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Eck (Bavarian): corner, edge

Definitions

  1. corner, edge

Ancestry of “Eck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanecke—
2Old High Germanecka—
3Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
4Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aggju →