Where does “Egel” come from?

Egel (German) comes from Middle High German egele, from Old High German egala, from Latin egula — A kind of sulphur.

Egel (German): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “Egel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanegele—
2Old High Germanegala—
3LatinegulaA kind of sulphur

Words derived from “Egel”

Every word from Latin egula →Every word from Old High German egala →Every word from Middle High German egele →