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

  1. squirrel; The red squirrel, "Sciurus vulgaris"

Ancestry of “eekhoorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchecorn—
2Old Dutchēkorno—
3Proto-West Germanicaikwernōsquirrel
4Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikwernô →