Where does “āle” come from?

āle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch alo, from Proto-Germanic alu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elut- — beer.

āle (Middle Dutch): ale

Definitions

  1. ale

Ancestry of “āle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchalo—
2Proto-Germanicalubeer, ale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elut-beer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elut- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alu →Every word from Old Dutch alo →
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