eel
English
/iːl/
noun
Definitions
- Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
- The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ele (oil) inherited from Old English ǣl (eel) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (eel).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*ēlaz
Gloss
eel
Kanji
鰻
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blenny English
- boat English
- eelblenny English
- eelboat English
- eeler English
- eelfare English
- eelgrass English
- eellike English
- eelpot English
- eelpout English
- eelskin English
- eelspear English
- eelworm English
- eely English
- fare English
- grass English
- pot English
- pout English
- sand English
- sand eel English
- skin English
- spear English
- worm English
- Aal German
- Aalauge German
- Aalfang German
- Aalfell German
- Aalfett German
- Aalfischer German
- Aalhaut German
- Aalkorb German
- Aalleiter German
- Aalmolch German
- Aalmutter German
- Aalquappe German
- Aalraupe German
- Aalreuse German
- Aalräucherei German
- Aalschwanz German
- Aalspeer German
- Aalstechen German
- Aalstrich German
- Aalsuppe German
- Aaltierchen German
- aalartig German
- aalförmig German
- aalgleich German
- Älchen German
- Aalsmeer Dutch, Flemish
- aal Dutch, Flemish
- aalbes Dutch, Flemish
- aalfuik Dutch, Flemish
- aalgeer Dutch, Flemish
- aalglad Dutch, Flemish
- aalkorf Dutch, Flemish
- aalkuip Dutch, Flemish
- aalpomp Dutch, Flemish
- aalput Dutch, Flemish
- aalschaar Dutch, Flemish
- aalscholver Dutch, Flemish
- aalspeer Dutch, Flemish
- aalstal Dutch, Flemish
- aalsteker Dutch, Flemish
- aalstreep Dutch, Flemish
- aalsvel Dutch, Flemish
- aalvlug Dutch, Flemish
- aalvork Dutch, Flemish
- aalvormig Dutch, Flemish
- azijnaal Dutch, Flemish
- beefaal Dutch, Flemish
- glasaal Dutch, Flemish
- sidderaal Dutch, Flemish
- trilaal Dutch, Flemish
- zandaal Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂enk- Proto-Indo-European
- *ēlaz Proto-Germanic
- al Polish
- ǣl Old English
- ǣlepūte Old English
- aul Middle English
- ele Middle English
- sandeel Middle English
- áll Old Norse
- âel Middle Dutch
- āl Old High German
- āl Middle High German
- Éil Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *āl gmw-pro
- *ālu gmw-pro
- *āl Old Dutch
- āl Old Saxon
- iel Western Frisian
- ēl Old Frisian
- Aal Low German