eihhorno

Old High German

Alternative forms

• eihhurno

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, whence also Old Saxon ēkhorn, Old English ācweorna, Old Norse íkorni.

Noun

eihhorno n

1. squirrel

Descendants

• Middle High German: eichurne
  • Alemannic German: Eichhore, Eichhörnli
  • German: Eichhorn
    • ⇒ German: Eichhörnchen
  • ⇒ Hunsrik: Eichhernche

References

• "eihhurno" in Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (6th edition 2014)