Where does “merisiilik” come from?

merisiilik (Estonian) comes from German Seeigel, from German igel, from Middle High German igel, from Old High German igil, from Proto-West Germanic igil, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

merisiilik (Estonian): sea urchin

Definitions

  1. sea urchin

Ancestry of “merisiilik”, step by step

merisiilik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Seeigel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSeeigelsea urchin
2Germanigelhedgehog
3Middle High Germanigel—
4Old High Germanigilhedgehog
5Proto-West Germanicigilhedgehog
6Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

via Estonian meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic igilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic igil →