Where does “ile” come from?

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

ile (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hurry, haste, hasten

Definitions

  1. to hurry, haste, hasten

Ancestry of “ile”, step by step

ile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German īlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanīlen—
2Old Saxonilianto hasten, to hurry
3Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten

via Faroese íli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseílianchor stone
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old Saxon ilian →Every word from Middle Low German īlen →