Dutch word eekhoorn comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-, and later Proto-Germanic *aikwernô (Squirrel.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*were- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*aikwernô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Squirrel. |
*ēkorno | Old Dutch (odt) | |
*ēkhorn | Old Dutch (odt) | |
ecorn | Middle Dutch (dum) | |
eekhoorn | Dutch (nl) | The red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris.. Squirrel. |