Where does “Ecke” come from?
Ecke (German) comes from Middle High German ecke, from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ecke (German): corner, edge; a roughly triangular or...
Definitions
- corner, edge; a roughly triangular or...
Ancestry of “Ecke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ecke | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ecka | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aggju | edge, corner |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | agjō | edge, corner |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “Ecke”