Where does “aehuł” come from?

aehuł (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German eihhila, from Proto-West Germanic *aikilā, from Proto-West Germanic aik, from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā, from Proto-Germanic aiks, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

aehuł (Vilamovian): An acorn, the fruit of an oak tree

Definitions

  1. An acorn, the fruit of an oak tree

Ancestry of “aehuł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneihhila—
2Proto-West Germanic*aikilāacorn
3Proto-West Germanicaikoak
4Proto-West Germanic*-ilāForms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals
5Proto-Germanicaiksoak tree; oak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiks →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *-ilā →