Where does “Erkel” come from?

Erkel (German) comes from Middle High German erkēr, from Old French archiere, from Latin arcuārius, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “Erkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerkēr
2Old Frencharchiere
3Latinarcuāriusbow
4Latinarcusarc, arch; bow; rainbow
5Latinsoliumseat, chair; throne, chair of state, official...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodyom
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “Erkel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sodyomEvery word from Latin solium