Where does “īlen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “īlen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “īlen”

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