Where does “eikenbos” come from?

eikenbos (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.

eikenbos (Dutch): oak forest

Definitions

  1. oak forest

Ancestry of “eikenbos”, step by step

eikenbos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eik

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

via Dutch bos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboswood, forest; bouquet, cluster, bunch
2Middle Dutchboschforest, wood
3Old Dutchbuscbush
4Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →