Where does “Eck” come from?

Eck (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German egga, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Eck (Luxembourgish): corner

Definitions

  1. corner

Ancestry of “Eck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneggacorner, edge, point, peak, blade
2Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Eck”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aggju →