Where does “Eechhaas” come from?

Eechhaas (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Haas, from Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

Eechhaas (Pennsylvania German): squirrel

Definitions

  1. squirrel

Ancestry of “Eechhaas”, step by step

Eechhaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Haas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanHaasrabbit
2Middle High Germanhase—
3Old High Germanhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Pennsylvania German Eeche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanEecheoak tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hesô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hasō →