Reconstruction:Old Saxon/ekhorno

This Old Saxon entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aikwernō, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô.

Noun

ēkhorno m

1. squirrel

Synonyms

• *ēkhorn

Descendants

• Middle Low German: êkhōrn, êkhōrne, eikhōrne, êkhorn, êkōrn, eikōrn, êkōrne, echhorne
  • ⇒ Dutch Low Saxon: Eekhoorntje
  • German Low German: Eekhoorn, Ekkern

    Westphalian:

    Ravensbergisch: Aik, Aikern

    Sauerländisch: Ēksken, Aikerte

    • ⇒ German Low German: Eekhoorntje