Where does “Ieekjekota” come from?
Ieekjekota (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Ieekj, 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.
Ieekjekota (Plautdietsch): squirrel
Definitions
- squirrel
Ancestry of “Ieekjekota”, step by step
Ieekjekota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Ieekj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Ieekj | oak, oak tree |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ek | Alternative form of ik |
| 3 | Old Saxon | ek | oak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aik | oak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ilā | Forms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiks | oak tree; oak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |