Where does “igel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “igel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “igel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic igilaz →