Where does “ek” come from?

ek (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

ek (Old Norse): I

Definitions

  1. I

Ancestry of “ek”, step by step

ek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-NorseᛖᚲI
2Proto-Germanic*ek—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*eǵh₂óm—

Words derived from “ek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛖᚲ →