Where does “igil” come from?
igil (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic igil, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.
igil (Old English): hedgehog; porcupine
Ancestry of “igil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | igil | hedgehog |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | igilaz | hedgehog |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |