Where does “ekollon” come from?

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

ekollon (Swedish): acorn (fruit of the oak)

Definitions

  1. acorn (fruit of the oak)

Ancestry of “ekollon”, step by step

ekollon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishEkoak
2Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
3Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

via Swedish ollon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishollonacorn, beechnut; glans
2Old Swedishaldin—
3Old Norsealdinfruit of a tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →