Where does “eik” come from?

eik (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch eike, from Old Dutch eik, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

eik (Dutch): Any oak tree; Oak wood

Definitions

  1. Any oak tree; Oak wood

Ancestry of “eik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcheikeoak
2Old Dutcheik—
3Proto-West Germanicaikoak
4Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
5Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “eik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →