Where does “eghel” come from?

eghel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch igil, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

Ancestry of “eghel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchigilhedgehog
2Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

Words derived from “eghel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic igilaz →Every word from Old Dutch igil →
eghel — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer