Where does “Aal” come from?
Aal (German Low German) comes from Old Saxon āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
Aal (German Low German): eel
Ancestry of “Aal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | āl | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |