eih

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognate with Old Saxon ēk, Old English āc, Old Frisian ēk, and Old Norse eik.

Noun

eih f

1. oak

Descendants

• Middle High German: eich
  • Bavarian: Oach

    Cimbrian: aicha

  • Central Franconian: Ääch, Eech, Eich

    Hunsrik: Eich

    Luxembourgish: Eech

  • East Central German:

    Upper Saxon German:

    Vilamovian: aach

  • East Franconian:
  • German: Eiche
  • Rhine Franconian: Ääch, Eech

    Frankfurterisch: Aasch [aːʃ]