English word origin

Etymology of Egle

Borrowed from Lithuanian eglė (“spruce”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

An apple cultivar from Lithuania.

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Borrowed from Lithuanian eglė (“spruce”).

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Borrowed-form mentioneglėlt · spruce

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from German.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* As an English surname, variant of Eagle. * As a south German and Alemannic German surname, short form of ancient Germanic names containing the element *aggju (“edge of a sword”). Compare Egli.

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