Where does “Eiche” come from?

Eiche (German) comes 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.

Eiche (German): An oak tree, an oak, "Quercus"; the common tree;...

Definitions

  1. An oak tree, an oak, "Quercus"; the common tree;...

Ancestry of “Eiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneich—
2Old High Germaneihoak
3Proto-West Germanicaikoak
4Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
5Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “Eiche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →