Where does “Seeigel” come from?
Seeigel (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.
Seeigel (German): sea urchin
Definitions
- sea urchin
Ancestry of “Seeigel”, step by step
Seeigel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German igel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | igel | hedgehog |
| 2 | Middle High German | igel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | igil | hedgehog |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | igil | hedgehog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | igilaz | hedgehog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |
via German see
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | see | lake |