Where does “ijlen” come from?
ijlen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ilen, from Old Dutch īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan.
ijlen (Dutch): to rave, babble, maunder; to hasten, hurry
Definitions
- to rave, babble, maunder; to hasten, hurry
Ancestry of “ijlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ilen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | īlen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *īlijan | — |
Words derived from “ijlen”