Where does “ek” come from?

ek (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon ek, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

ek (Middle Low German): Alternative form of ik

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ik

Ancestry of “ek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonekoak
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 “ek”

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