Where does “iel” come from?
iel (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ēl, from Proto-West Germanic āl, from Proto-Germanic ēlaz — eel.
iel (West Frisian): eel
Ancestry of “iel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | ēl | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | āl | eel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ēlaz | eel |