Where does “Tschechenigel” come from?

Tschechenigel (German) comes from German Tscheche, from Czech čech, from Old Czech Čech, from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Tschechenigel (German): Czech hedgehog

Definitions

  1. Czech hedgehog

Ancestry of “Tschechenigel”, step by step

Tschechenigel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Tscheche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTschecheCzech
2Czechčech—
3Old CzechČechCzech person
4Proto-Slavicčelověkъman, human
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷel-crowd, people
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via German igel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanigelhedgehog
2Middle High Germanigel—
3Old High Germanigilhedgehog
4Proto-West Germanicigilhedgehog
5Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čelověkъ →