Where does “aðalsmerki” come from?

aðalsmerki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðall, from Old Norse aðall, 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.

aðalsmerki (Icelandic): badge of nobility

Definitions

  1. badge of nobility

Ancestry of “aðalsmerki”, step by step

aðalsmerki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aðall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðallnobility
2Old Norseaðall—
3Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
4Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Icelandic merki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmerkisign, mark; banner
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →