Where does “oles” come from?

oles (Cornish) comes from Old English ǣled, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

oles (Cornish): hearth, fireplace

Definitions

  1. hearth, fireplace

Ancestry of “oles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishǣled—
2Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
3Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →
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