Where does “Aalreuse” come from?

Aalreuse (German) comes from German aal, from Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Aalreuse (German): eel basket, eelpot, eel trap, eelbuck

Definitions

  1. eel basket, eelpot, eel trap, eelbuck

Ancestry of “Aalreuse”, step by step

Aalreuse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German aal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaalsingular imperative of aalen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanāl—
3Old High Germanālall
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German Reuse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReusefish-trap
2Middle High Germanriuse—
3Old High Germanrūsa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →