Where does “eike” come from?

eike (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eik, from Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

eike (Norwegian Bokmål): a spoke

Definitions

  1. a spoke

Ancestry of “eike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleikan oak; oak
2Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
3Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Old Norse eik →