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Where does “eaca” come from?

eaca (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aukô, from Proto-Germanic aukaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

eaca (Old English): an addition, increase, eeking; addition,...

Definitions

  1. an addition, increase, eeking; addition,...

Ancestry of “eaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaukôincrease, addition
2Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “eaca”

  • nickname
  • eke
  • eking
  • eche
  • nicknamer
  • eachwhere
  • ea.
  • nicknameless
  • ник
  • ニックネーム
  • eche
  • ekename
  • nekename
  • eke
  • ea
  • 닉네임
  • each
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