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Where does “egalaz” come from?

egalaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

egalaz (Proto-Germanic): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “egalaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “egalaz”

  • Egel
  • Blutegel
  • iilimato
  • igel
  • igla
  • egala
  • egele
  • igil
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