Where does “eike” come from?

eike (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch eik, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

eike (Middle Dutch): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “eike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutcheik—
2Proto-West Germanicaikoak
3Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
4Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “eike”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →