Where does “Eechel” come from?

Eechel (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German eichel, from Old High German eihhila, 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.

Eechel (Pennsylvania German): acorn

Definitions

  1. acorn

Ancestry of “Eechel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaneichel—
2Old High Germaneihhila—
3Proto-West Germanic*aikilāacorn
4Proto-West Germanicaikoak
5Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
6Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →