Where does “aðaltenging” come from?

aðaltenging (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aðal-, 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.

aðaltenging (Icelandic): coordinating conjunction; a conjunction that...

Definitions

  1. coordinating conjunction; a conjunction that...

Ancestry of “aðaltenging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaðal-main, chief, head, principal
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →