Where does “ekhorn” come from?

ekhorn (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ekhorn (Old Saxon): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “ekhorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikwernô →