Where does “il” come from?

il (Danish) comes from Danish ile, from Middle Low German īlen, from Old Saxon ilian, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan — to make haste, hasten.

il (Danish): haste, speed; imperative of ile

Definitions

  1. haste, speed; imperative of ile

Ancestry of “il”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishileto hurry, hasten
2Middle Low Germanīlen—
3Old Saxonilianto hasten, to hurry
4Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old Saxon ilian →Every word from Middle Low German īlen →