Where does “ychel” come from?

ychel (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian igel, from Proto-Germanic igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

ychel (West Frisian): hedgehog, porcupine

Definitions

  1. hedgehog, porcupine

Ancestry of “ychel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianigel—
2Proto-Germanicigilazhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

Words derived from “ychel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Germanic igilaz →Every word from Old Frisian igel →