Where does “igel” come from?
igel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German igil, from Proto-West Germanic igil, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.
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 |
Words derived from “igel”