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
Ancestry of “ayle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ayel | — |
| 2 | Old French | aiol | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | aviolus | grandfather |
| 4 | Latin | avus | grandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | abū | river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ep- | water, body of water |