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איגל
‘hedgehog; sea urchin’

איגל
'hedgehog; sea urchin'

ETYMOLOGY

ON igull 'urchin', OE igil, īl 'hedgehog, porcupine; sea urchin', OS igil, Dutch egel 'hedgehog', OHG ī̆gil, MHG igel, NHG Igel, (obsolete) Eigel 'hedgehog', Seeigel 'sea urchin'; from PGmc ✱egila- 'hedgehog, sea urchin'; from PIE ✱h₁eǵʰ-i-lo- (or, say Kluge/Seebold, from ✱eǵʰi- 'snake, worm', so 'what belongs to the snake, snake eater').
Related: Greek ἐχῖνος, Lithuanian ežỹs, Russian ёж < ✱h₁eǵʰ-io- (see יאָזש).

WESTERN

Oyberland (West Transcarpathian)

iːgʎ̩ {WTCP, Dunajská Streda, 47179}
- íˑgəlʲ štɛlʲn / zɛcn איגל שטעלן / זעצן

ɩ́ˑgʲəlʲ leˑg͡ŋ איגל לייגן {WTCP, Vác, 47197}

ɩˑgʲəlʲ zɛcn̩ איגל זעצן {WTCP, Berettyó-Újfalu, 47212}

CENTRAL

Unterland (East Transcarpathian)

igəʎ {ETCP, Sîg Felső Szek, 47223}

gəštɛlʲt iglʲ געשטעלט איגל {ETCP, Mukachevo, 48226}