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Where does “iiliskotti” come from?

iiliskotti (Finnish) comes from Swedish igelkott, from Old Swedish īghilkutter, from Old Norse ígulkǫttr.

iiliskotti (Finnish): hedgehog; trickster

Definitions

  1. hedgehog; trickster

Ancestry of “iiliskotti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishigelkotta hedgehog
2Old Swedishīghilkutter—
3Old Norseígulkǫttr—
Every word from Old Norse ígulkǫttr →