Where does “ål” come from?

ål (Danish) comes 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;...

ål (Danish): eel; bodkin

Definitions

  1. eel; bodkin

Ancestry of “ål”, step by step

ål traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish älv

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

via Old Norse allr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseallrall, entire, whole; all, quite, entirely; gone,...
2Proto-Germanicallazall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old Norse áll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseálleel
2Proto-Germanicēlazeel

Words derived from “ål”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dalą →Every word from Old Norse dalr →