Where does “Âlît” come from?
Âlît (Greenlandic) comes from Greenlandic Aaliit, from Danish Alice, from English Alice, from Old French Alis, from Old High German Adalheid, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
Ancestry of “Âlît”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenlandic | Aaliit | — |
| 2 | Danish | Alice | — |
| 3 | English | Alice | popular in England since the Middle Ages |
| 4 | Old French | Alis | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Adalheid | — |
| 6 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |