Where does “Ek” come from?

Ek (Swedish) comes from Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

Ek (Swedish): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “Ek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
2Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

Words derived from “Ek”

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