Where does “eile” come from?

eile (German) comes from Middle High German īlaé, from Old High German īla, from Proto-West Germanic *īlu, from Proto-Germanic īlō — rush, haste.

eile (German): inflection of eilen: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of eilen: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “eile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīlaé
2Old High Germanīlahurry
3Proto-West Germanic*īluhaste, eagerness
4Proto-Germanicīlōrush, haste

Words derived from “eile

Every word from Proto-Germanic īlō