Where does “eikja” come from?

eikja (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

eikja (Old Norse): a small ferry

Definitions

  1. a small ferry

Ancestry of “eikja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
2Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “eikja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Old Norse eik →
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