Where does “âel” come from?

âel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

âel (Middle Dutch): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “âel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchāl—
2Proto-West Germanicallall
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “âel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →