Where does “eġle” come from?

eġle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic agluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰlo-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- — to be upset, afraid.

eġle (Old English): hideous, loathsome, hateful, horrid, troublesome,...

Definitions

  1. hideous, loathsome, hateful, horrid, troublesome,...

Ancestry of “eġle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicagluzcumbersome, tedious, tiresome, burdensome
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰlo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰ-to be upset, afraid

Words derived from “eġle”

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