Where does “huhlaachit” come from?

huhlaachit (East Central German) comes from East Central German Aach, from Middle High German eich, from Old High German eih, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

huhlaachit (East Central German): hollow-eyed

Definitions

  1. hollow-eyed

Ancestry of “huhlaachit”, step by step

huhlaachit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Aach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanAacheye
2Middle High Germaneich—
3Old High Germaneihoak
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 East Central German huhl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central Germanhuhl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →