Where does “eikenwoud” come from?

eikenwoud (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.

eikenwoud (Dutch): oak forest

Definitions

  1. oak forest

Ancestry of “eikenwoud”, step by step

eikenwoud 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 woud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoudforest, woods, jungle
2Middle Dutchwoutforest
3Old Dutchwaltforest, wood
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →