Where does “igul-” come from?
igul- (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ígull, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.
igul- (Faroese): sea-urchin
Ancestry of “igul-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | ígull | sea-urchin |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | igilaz | hedgehog |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |