Where does “ålekrage” come from?

ålekrage (Danish) comes from Danish ål, from Swedish älv, from Swedish dal, from Old Swedish dal, from Old Norse dalr, from Proto-Germanic dalą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- — an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...

ålekrage (Danish): shag, cormorant (a bird)

Definitions

  1. shag, cormorant (a bird)

Ancestry of “ålekrage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishåleel; bodkin
2Swedishälva river
3Swedishdalvalley, dale
4Old Swedishdalvalley
5Old Norsedalrdale, valley
6Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
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