Where does “ilen” come from?

ilen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan — to make haste, hasten.

Ancestry of “ilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchīlen—
2Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten

Words derived from “ilen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old Dutch īlen →