Where does “Eeke” come from?
Eeke (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ēk, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.
Eeke (Saterland Frisian): oak
Ancestry of “Eeke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ēk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | aik | oak |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *-ilā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aiks | oak tree; oak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |