Where does “æla” come from?

æla (Faroese) comes from Old Norse æla, from Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic ēlaz — eel.

æla (Faroese): to rain (rare: to hail, to snow), with pauses between (shower)

Definitions

  1. to rain (rare: to hail, to snow), with pauses between (shower)

Ancestry of “æla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseælato pour, to flow quickly
2Old Norseálleel
3Proto-Germanicēlazeel
Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlaz →Every word from Old Norse áll →Every word from Old Norse æla →