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

squirrel

Descendants

Middle High German: eichurne
- Alemannic German: Eichhore
- German: Eichhorn
  - ⇒ German: Eichhörnchen
- ⇒ Hunsrik: Eichhernche

References

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

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