Where does “eichurne” come from?

eichurne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German eihhorno, 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.

eichurne (Middle High German): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “eichurne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eichurne”

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