eih

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Old High German

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Etymology

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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

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eih f

  1. oak

Descendants

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  • 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]