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
Ancestry of “Eile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | īla | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *īlu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | īlō | rush, haste |
Words derived from “Eile”