Where does “aalbestand” come from?

aalbestand (Dutch) comes from Dutch aal, from Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch athal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aalbestand (Dutch): eel stock

Definitions

  1. eel stock

Ancestry of “aalbestand”, step by step

aalbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaaleel; elver; padre
2Middle Dutchadel—
3Old Dutchathal—
4Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
5Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Dutch bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbestandarchive, file; file; truce
2Germanbestandfirst/third-person singular preterite of bestehen
3Germanbe-Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working...
4Germanbe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →