Where does “ile” come from?

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

ile (Danish): to hurry, hasten

Definitions

  1. to hurry, hasten

Ancestry of “ile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanīlen
2Old Saxonilianto hasten, to hurry
3Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten

Words derived from “ile

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijanEvery word from Old Saxon ilianEvery word from Middle Low German īlen