Where does “ēdel” come from?

ēdel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch edel, from Proto-Germanic *aþuli, 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.

ēdel (Middle Dutch): noble, of high birth

Definitions

  1. noble, of high birth

Ancestry of “ēdel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchedel—
2Proto-Germanic*aþuli—
3Proto-Germanicaþulijaznoble
4Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “ēdel”

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