Where does “עקלען” come from?

עקלען (Yiddish) comes from German ekeln, from Middle Low German ēgelen.

עקלען (Yiddish): to disgust, to sicken

Definitions

  1. to disgust, to sicken

Ancestry of “עקלען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanekelnto be disgusted; to disgust
2Middle Low Germanēgelen—

Words derived from “עקלען”

Every word from Middle Low German ēgelen →Every word from German ekeln →