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Where does “Eile” come from?

Eile (German) comes from Old High German īla, from Proto-West Germanic *īlu, from Proto-Germanic īlō — rush, haste.

Eile (German): hurry

Definitions

  1. hurry

Ancestry of “Eile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanīla—
2Proto-West Germanic*īlu—
3Proto-Germanicīlōrush, haste

Words derived from “Eile”

  • voreilig
  • eilig
Every word from Proto-Germanic īlō →