Where does “eitel” come from?

eitel (German) comes from Middle High German ītel, from Old High German ītal, from Proto-Germanic *īdl.

eitel (German): vain; vain; void; futile; empty

Definitions

  1. vain; vain; void; futile; empty

Ancestry of “eitel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanītelempty, void, vain
2Old High Germanītalempty
3Proto-Germanic*īdl—

Words derived from “eitel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *īdl →Every word from Old High German ītal →Every word from Middle High German ītel →