Where does “eg” come from?

eg (Danish) comes from Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

eg (Danish): oak, oak tree

Definitions

  1. oak, oak tree

Ancestry of “eg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
2Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “eg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Old Norse eik →