Where does “Eidechse” come from?

Eidechse (German) comes from Middle High German eidehse, from Old High German egidehsa, from Proto-West Germanic agiþahsijā, from Proto-West Germanic agi, from Proto-Germanic agaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- — to be upset, afraid.

Eidechse (German): lizard; a member of Lacertidae, the family of the...

Definitions

  1. lizard; a member of Lacertidae, the family of the...

Ancestry of “Eidechse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneidehse—
2Old High Germanegidehsalizard
3Proto-West Germanicagiþahsijālizard
4Proto-West Germanicagifear
5Proto-Germanicagazfear; dread
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂égʰosdistress
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰ-to be upset, afraid

Words derived from “Eidechse”

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