Where does “이글거리다” come from?

이글거리다 (Korean) comes from Korean 이글, from Korean -을, from Middle Korean -을, from Old Korean 乙.

이글거리다 (Korean): to blaze, to flare, to glare

Definitions

  1. to blaze, to flare, to glare

Ancestry of “이글거리다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이글—
2Korean-을In "long negation" constructions with
3Middle Korean-을Accusative case marker
4Old Korean乙—
Every word from Old Korean 乙 →Every word from Korean -을 →Every word from Korean 이글 →