Where does “Adeline” come from?
Adeline comes from Old French Adeline, from English Adela, from French Adèle, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz meaning noble, from Proto-Indo-European átta, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-.
Ancestry of “Adeline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | Adeline | — |
| 2 | English | Adela | — |
| 3 | French | Adèle | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
Words derived from “Adeline”