Where does “eichel” come from?

eichel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German eihhila, from Proto-West Germanic *aikilā, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “eichel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneihhila—
2Proto-West Germanic*aikilāacorn
3Proto-West Germanicaikoak
4Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
5Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “eichel”

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