Where does “Igelrochen” come from?

Igelrochen (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.

Igelrochen (German): porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus)

Definitions

  1. porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus)

Ancestry of “Igelrochen”, step by step

Igelrochen 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 rochen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrochenfirst/third-person plural preterite of riechen
2Middle Low Germanroche—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic igilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic igil →