Where does “Igel” come from?
Igel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German igil, from Proto-West Germanic igil, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.
Igel (Luxembourgish): hedgehog
Ancestry of “Igel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | igil | hedgehog |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | igil | hedgehog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | igilaz | hedgehog |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |