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Where does “aik” come from?

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

aik (Proto-West Germanic): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “aik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*-ilā—
2Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “aik”

  • oak
  • oaks
  • Ogden
  • Acton
  • Oakville
  • oaky
  • oakwood
  • oaked
  • Aughton
  • oakleaf
  • unoaked
  • oakmoss
  • Actonian
  • accourt
  • oaklike
  • oakbark
  • oakiness
  • oakling
  • Aighton
  • overoaked
  • oakness
  • oke
  • she-oak
  • ac-
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