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

Definitions

  1. sea-urchin

Ancestry of “igul-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseígullsea-urchin
2Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic igilaz →Every word from Old Norse ígull →
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