Where does “eken” come from?

eken (Middle English) comes from Old English ǣcen, from Proto-Germanic aikīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

eken (Middle English): Alternative form of oken; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of oken; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “eken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣcenof oak
2Proto-Germanicaikīnazoaken, made of oak
3Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “eken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikīnaz →