Where does “eekhoorn” come from?
eekhoorn (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ecorn, from Old Dutch ēkorno, from Proto-West Germanic aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
eekhoorn (Dutch): squirrel; The red squirrel, "Sciurus vulgaris"
Definitions
- squirrel; The red squirrel, "Sciurus vulgaris"
Ancestry of “eekhoorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | ecorn | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ēkorno | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aikwernō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aikwernô | squirrel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |