Where does “ael” come from?

ael (English) comes from Middle English aiel, from Old French aiol, from Vulgar Latin aviolus, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

ael (English): grandfather; forefather, ancestor

Definitions

  1. grandfather; forefather, ancestor

Ancestry of “ael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishaielA grandfather
2Old Frenchaiol—
3Vulgar Latinaviolusgrandfather
4Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
5Proto-Celticabūriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water
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