Where does “ayle” come from?

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

ayle (English): A grandfather

Definitions

  1. A grandfather

Ancestry of “ayle”, step by step

ayle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English ayel

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

via Old English aiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishaiel—
2Old Frenchaiel—
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