Where does “Eichel” come from?

Eichel (German) comes from Middle High German eichel, from Old High German eihhila, from Proto-West Germanic *aikilā, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Eichel (German): acorn; acorns; glans

Definitions

  1. acorn; acorns; glans

Ancestry of “Eichel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneichel—
2Old High Germaneihhila—
3Proto-West Germanic*aikilāacorn
4Proto-West Germanicaikoak
5Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
6Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “Eichel”

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