Where does “Ieekj” come from?

Ieekj (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German ek, from Old Saxon ek, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ieekj (Plautdietsch): oak, oak tree

Definitions

  1. oak, oak tree

Ancestry of “Ieekj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low GermanekAlternative form of ik
2Old Saxonekoak
3Proto-West Germanicaikoak
4Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
5Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “Ieekj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →