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
Ancestry of “eike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | eik | an oak; oak |
| 2 | Old Norse | eik | oak; tree in general |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aiks | oak tree; oak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |