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:
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Definitions
- inflection of eilen:
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Ancestry of “eile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | īlaé | — |
| 2 | Old High German | īla | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *īlu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | īlō | rush, haste |