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*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
2Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “aik”

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