Where does “Eichstrich” come from?
Eichstrich (German) comes from German eichen, from German Eiche, 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.
Eichstrich (German): calibration mark
Definitions
- calibration mark
Ancestry of “Eichstrich”, step by step
Eichstrich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German eichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eichen | to calibrate, to gauge; oaken, oak |
| 2 | German | Eiche | An oak tree, an oak, "Quercus"; the common tree;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | eich | — |
| 4 | Old High German | eih | oak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aik | oak |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ilā | Forms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aiks | oak tree; oak |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |
via German strich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strich | first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | strich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strih | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *striki | line |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strikiz | line |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |