Where does “ergila” come from?

ergila (Cornish) comes from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

ergila (Cornish): to recoil

Definitions

  1. to recoil

Ancestry of “ergila”, step by step

ergila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishereagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger
2Middle Cornisher—
3Middle Englisheir—
4Anglo-Normanheir—
5Latinhērēsheir, heiress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Cornish kila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishkilato recede
2EnglishgyleFermented wort used for making vinegar
3Frenchguillerto ferment
4CebuanoGuillermo—
5SpanishGuillermodenomination from Guillaume

Words derived from “ergila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →