Where does “ecorn” come from?

ecorn (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ēkorno, from Proto-West Germanic aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “ecorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchēkorno—
2Proto-West Germanicaikwernōsquirrel
3Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ecorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikwernô →