Where does “eikenboom” come from?

eikenboom (Dutch) comes from Dutch eik, 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.

eikenboom (Dutch): oak tree

Definitions

  1. oak tree

Ancestry of “eikenboom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutcheikAny oak tree; Oak wood
2Middle Dutcheikeoak
3Old Dutcheik—
4Proto-West Germanicaikoak
5Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
6Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →
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