Where does “Erdeichel” come from?

Erdeichel (German) comes from German Eichel, 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.

Erdeichel (German): earthnut pea

Definitions

  1. earthnut pea

Ancestry of “Erdeichel”, step by step

Erdeichel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eichel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEichelacorn; acorns; glans
2Middle High Germaneichel—
3Old High Germaneihhila—
4Proto-West Germanic*aikilāacorn
5Proto-West Germanicaikoak
6Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
7Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

via German ërde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanërdeearth
2Middle High Germanërdeearth
3Old High GermanerdaThe Earth; earth, ground, soil
4Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
5Proto-Germanicerþōearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →