Where does “eel” come from?
Eel comes from Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl, from Proto-Germanic ēlaz and ēlō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ēl-, of unknown meaning.
eel (English): Any freshwater or marine fish of the order...
Definitions
- Any freshwater or marine fish of the order...
Ancestry of “eel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | el | — |
| 2 | Old English | ǣl | eel |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | āl | eel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēlaz | eel |