Where does “igla” come from?

igla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse *iglr, from Proto-Germanic *egulaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

igla (Icelandic): leech blood-sucking annelid of the genus

Definitions

  1. leech blood-sucking annelid of the genus

Ancestry of “igla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse*iglr—
2Proto-Germanic*egulazleech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *egulaz →Every word from Old Norse *iglr →
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