Where does “esil” come from?

esil (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic asil, from Latin asellus, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

esil (Old Saxon): donkey

Definitions

  1. donkey

Ancestry of “esil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicasildonkey
2LatinasellusSmall or young ass or donkey
3Latinasinusa donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a...
4Latinacinusa berry, especially the grape; the seed of a...
5Latinaciessharp edge or point; battle line; battle,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “esil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Latin acies →Every word from Latin acinus →