Egel

Concepts

leech

leeches

Synonyms

Blutegel

Blutsauger

Achterliek

Blutsaugerin

Translations

sangsue

bloedzuiger

sanguijuela

sanguisuga

hirudo

sangonera

hirudíneo

sanguessuga

βδέλλα

sülük

mignatta

sanguisuga

sanguisūga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeːɡəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: egele

Inherited from Old High German: egala

Cognate with Dutch: echel

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἔχις

Cognate with Armenian: իժ

In summary

From Middle High German egel(e), from Old High German egala (8th c.), from Proto-West Germanic *egalu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *egalaz. Cognate to Dutch echel. Further related with Ancient Greek ἔχις (ékhis), Armenian իժ (iž).