Where does “ekoxe” come from?

ekoxe (Swedish) comes from Swedish oxe, from Old Swedish oxe, from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

ekoxe (Swedish): stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

Definitions

  1. stag beetle, Lucanus cervus

Ancestry of “ekoxe”, step by step

ekoxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish oxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoxean ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as...
2Old Swedishoxe—
3Old Norseoxiox
4Proto-Germanicuhsôox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Swedish Ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishEkoak
2Old Norseeikoak; tree in general
3Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →