Where does “óðal” come from?

óðal (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse óðal, from Proto-Norse *ᛟᚦᚨᛚᚨ, from Proto-Germanic ōþalą — ancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...

óðal (Icelandic): estate

Definitions

  1. estate

Ancestry of “óðal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseóðalowndom, property
2Proto-Norse*ᛟᚦᚨᛚᚨ
3Proto-Germanicōþaląancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...

Words derived from “óðal

Every word from Proto-Germanic ōþaląEvery word from Proto-Norse *ᛟᚦᚨᛚᚨEvery word from Old Norse óðal