Where does “igel” come from?

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

igel (Swedish): leech

Definitions

  1. leech

Ancestry of “igel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishigil—
2Old Norseigla—
3Proto-Germanic*egulazleech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

Words derived from “igel”

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