Where does “eechen” come from?

eechen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German eihhīn, from Proto-Germanic aikīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

eechen (Luxembourgish): oaken

Definitions

  1. oaken

Ancestry of “eechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneihhīn—
2Proto-Germanicaikīnazoaken, made of oak
3Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikīnaz →
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