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.
il (Danish): haste, speed; imperative of ile
Definitions
- haste, speed; imperative of ile
Ancestry of “il”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | ile | to hurry, hasten |
| 2 | Middle Low German | īlen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | ilian | to hasten, to hurry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *īlijan | — |