egel.
hedgehog
Meaning & usage
hedgehog
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch eghel, from Old Dutch *igil, from Proto-West Germanic *igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”). Compare German Igel. Echel (“leech”) is commonly thought to be related to this term.
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