Where does “ecle” come from?

ecle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ēkila, from Proto-Germanic aikilǭ, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “ecle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchēkila
2Proto-Germanicaikilǭacorn
3Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “ecle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic aiksEvery word from Proto-Germanic aikilǭ