Where does “ekeing” come from?
ekeing (English) comes from English eke, from Middle English eke, from Old English ēaca, from Proto-Germanic aukô, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “ekeing”, step by step
ekeing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eke | An addition; A small stand on which a beehive is... |
| 2 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 3 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |