Where does “adel” come from?

adel (Dutch) comes 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.

adel (Dutch): nobility

Definitions

  1. nobility

Ancestry of “adel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “adel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →