Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “eihhila” come from?

eihhila (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *aikilā, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “eihhila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*aikilā—
2Proto-West Germanicaikoak
3Proto-West Germanic*-ilā—
4Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “eihhila”

  • Eichel
  • Eichelhäher
  • eichel
  • Eechel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →