Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/igilaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”), with a diminutive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.ɣi.lɑz/

Noun

*igilaz m

1. hedgehog

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *igilaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*igilaz	*igilōz, *igilōs
vocative	*igil	*igilōz, *igilōs
accusative	*igilą	*igilanz
genitive	*igilas, *igilis	*igilǫ̂
dative	*igilai	*igilamaz
instrumental	*igilō	*igilamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *igil
  • Old English: iġil, iġl, īl
    • Middle English: ile
  • Old Frisian: igel
    • West Frisian: ychel
  • Old Saxon: igil
  • Old Dutch: *igil
    • Middle Dutch: igel, ēgel
      • Dutch: egel
  • Old High German: igil
    • Middle High German: igil
      • German: Igel
      • Rhine Franconian:

        Frankfurterisch: [iʒ̥l̩]

      • Vilamovian: ejggl
• Old Norse: ígull (sea urchin)
  • Icelandic: ígull
  • Faroese: igul-
  • Norwegian Bokmål: igle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: igle
  • Old Swedish: *īghul, īghulkutter
    • Swedish: igel, igelkott
  • Old Danish: *īghæl
    • Danish: igle
  • Elfdalian: igel
  • Gutnish: igle
  • Scanian: ýl, íğel