Where does “eðli” come from?

eðli (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse eðli, from Proto-Germanic aþulijaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

eðli (Icelandic): nature, essential characteristics

Definitions

  1. nature, essential characteristics

Ancestry of “eðli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeðlinature
2Proto-Germanicaþulijaznoble
3Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “eðli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →