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Where does “igelkott” come from?

igelkott (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish īghilkutter, from Old Norse ígulkǫttr.

igelkott (Swedish): a hedgehog

Definitions

  1. a hedgehog

Ancestry of “igelkott”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishīghilkutter—
2Old Norseígulkǫttr—

Words derived from “igelkott”

  • iiliskotti
Every word from Old Norse ígulkǫttr →