Where does “egle” come from?
egle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic agluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰlo-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- — to be upset, afraid.
egle (Old English): hideous, loathsome, hateful, horrid, troublesome,...
Definitions
- hideous, loathsome, hateful, horrid, troublesome,...
Ancestry of “egle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | agluz | cumbersome, tedious, tiresome, burdensome |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʰlo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʰ- | to be upset, afraid |