Where does “ecke” come from?

ecke (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ecka, from Proto-West Germanic aggju, from Proto-Germanic agjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

Ancestry of “ecke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanecka—
2Proto-West Germanicaggjuedge, corner
3Proto-Germanicagjōedge, corner
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ecke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic agjō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic aggju →