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
- before, in front of; adessive singular of ezi
Ancestry of “eel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | ezi | front; facade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 3 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |