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Igel

Sentences
Concepts

Erinaceidae

Igel

hedgehogs and gymnures

Synonyms

Stacheligel

Panzerigel

Drachtigel

Translations

Frequency

24k
Dialects

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

suunììgìl

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈiːɡəl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German igel, from Old High German igil, from Proto-West Germanic *igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”), *h₁eǵʰ-io- (compare Lithuanian ežỹs, Armenian ոզնի (ozni)).

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