Where does “Eichhörnchen” come from?

Eichhörnchen (German) comes from German Eichhorn, from Middle High German eichurne, from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-West Germanic aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Eichhörnchen (German): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “Eichhörnchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEichhornsquirrel
2Middle High Germaneichurnesquirrel
3Old High Germaneihhornosquirrel
4Proto-West Germanicaikwernōsquirrel
5Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Eichhörnchen”

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