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Where does “eihhīn” come from?

eihhīn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic aikīnaz, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “eihhīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaikīnazoaken, made of oak
2Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “eihhīn”

  • eichīn
  • eechen
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