Where does “Igelkolben” come from?

Igelkolben (German) comes from German igel, from Middle High German igel, from Old High German igil, from Proto-West Germanic igil, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

Igelkolben (German): bur-reed plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. bur-reed plant of the genus

Ancestry of “Igelkolben”, step by step

Igelkolben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German igel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanigelhedgehog
2Middle High Germanigel—
3Old High Germanigilhedgehog
4Proto-West Germanicigilhedgehog
5Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

via German Kolben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
2Middle High Germankolbeclub
3Old High Germancholpo—
4Proto-Germanickolbô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →