Where does “aateli” come from?

aateli (Finnish) comes from Swedish ädel, from Middle Low German adel, from Old Saxon athal, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aateli (Finnish): nobility; elite, choice

Definitions

  1. nobility; elite, choice

Ancestry of “aateli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishädelnoble; honourable
2Middle Low Germanadelnobility
3Old Saxonathalnoble
4Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
5Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “aateli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →