Where does “ígull” come from?

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

ígull (Old Norse): sea-urchin

Definitions

  1. sea-urchin

Ancestry of “ígull”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ígull”

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