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
Ancestry of “egel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | eghel | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | igil | hedgehog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | igilaz | hedgehog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |
Words derived from “egel”