Where does “Ali en Fatima” come from?
Ali en Fatima (Dutch) comes from Dutch Ali, from Dutch Adelheid, from Dutch adel, from Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch athal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
Ancestry of “Ali en Fatima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Ali | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Adelheid | — |
| 3 | Dutch | adel | nobility |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | adel | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | athal | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |