Where does “egel” come from?

egel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch eghel, from Old Dutch igil, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

egel (Dutch): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “egel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcheghel—
2Old Dutchigilhedgehog
3Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

Words derived from “egel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic igilaz →Every word from Old Dutch igil →