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

egalaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₃égʷʰis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃égʷʰis—

via Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷʰ-snake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →