Where does “igil” come from?

igil (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse igla, from Proto-Germanic *egulaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

Ancestry of “igil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseigla—
2Proto-Germanic*egulazleech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

Words derived from “igil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic *egulaz →Every word from Old Norse igla →