Where does “eke” come from?

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

eke (Swedish): wood of oak

Definitions

  1. wood of oak

Ancestry of “eke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishekoak
2Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
3Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Old Norse eik →
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