Where does “*aik” come from?

*aik (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ancestry of “*aik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “*aik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →
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