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Where does “eċe” come from?

eċe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *aki, from Proto-Germanic akiz, from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".

Ancestry of “eċe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*aki—
2Proto-Germanicakizache, pain
3Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
4Old Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"

Words derived from “eċe”

  • H
  • oak
  • oaks
  • eke
  • ach
  • eking
  • Oakville
  • eche
  • oaky
  • aitch
  • oakwood
  • oaked
  • oakleaf
  • unoaked
  • oakmoss
  • oaklike
  • oakbark
  • oakiness
  • oakling
  • CHNOPS
  • eachwhere
  • overoaked
  • oakness
  • ea.
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