eihhorno
Old High German
Alternative forms
- eihhurno
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, whence also Old Saxon ēkhorn, Old English ācweorna, Old Norse íkorni. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.
Noun
eihhorno n
- squirrel
Descendants
- Middle High German: eichurne
- Alemannic German: Eichhore
- German: Eichhorn
- ⇒ German: Eichhörnchen