Where does “Eibenast” come from?

Eibenast (German) comes from German Eibe, from Lithuanian eiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

Eibenast (German): yew bough

Definitions

  1. yew bough

Ancestry of “Eibenast”, step by step

Eibenast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eibe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEibeyew
2Lithuanianeitito go; to walk
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via German ast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanastbough, limb, branch
2Middle High Germanast—
3Old High Germanastbranch
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →