Where does “aala” come from?
aala (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German āle, from Old High German āla, from Proto-West Germanic ālu, from Proto-Germanic ēlō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
aala (Cimbrian): bradawl
Ancestry of “aala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | āle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | āla | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ālu | awl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēlō | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |