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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)).

Igel m (strong, genitive Igels, plural **Igel, feminine Igelin)

  1. hedgehog

From Old High German igil, from Proto-West Germanic *igil, from Proto-Germanic *igilaz. Cognate with German Igel, Dutch egel, West Frisian ychel.

Igel m (plural Igelen)

  1. hedgehog