Where does “ékke” come from?

ékke (Cimbrian) 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.

ékke (Cimbrian): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “ékke”, 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 →