Where does “aalvisserij” come from?

aalvisserij (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.

aalvisserij (Dutch): eel fishery

Definitions

  1. eel fishery

Ancestry of “aalvisserij”, step by step

aalvisserij 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 visserij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvisserijfishing
2DutchvisserA fisher, a fisherman or, less commonly, a...
3Middle Dutchvischer—
4Old Dutchfiskar—
5Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
6Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
7Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →