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Where does “igil” come from?

igil (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

igil (Old Dutch): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “igil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

Words derived from “igil”

  • mierenegel
  • egel
  • zee-egel
  • egelvis
  • eghel
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