Where does “eel” come from?

eel (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian ezi, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

eel (Ingrian): before, in front of; adessive singular of ezi

Definitions

  1. before, in front of; adessive singular of ezi

Ancestry of “eel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianezifront; facade
2Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
3Albanian*etës—
4Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “eel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Albanian *aitatja →