Where does “*ek” come from?

*ek (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “*ek”, step by step

*ek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂óm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂óm

Words derived from “*ek

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂