Where does “Ada” come from?

Ada (English) comes from Old High German adal, 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.

Ada (English): An object-oriented programming language extended from Pascal and other languages

Definitions

  1. An object-oriented programming language extended from Pascal and other languages

Ancestry of “Ada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanadalnoble; nobility; noble race
2Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
3Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →