Where does “aile” come from?

aile (Irish) comes from Old Irish aile, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

aile (Irish): clamp, built-up rows of sods on outside of stack...

Definitions

  1. clamp, built-up rows of sods on outside of stack...

Ancestry of “aile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaileother, second, one; another, the other, others;...
2Proto-Celticalyosother, second
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Celtic alyos →