Where does “īlen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “īlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonilianto hasten, to hurry
2Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten

Words derived from “īlen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old Saxon ilian →