Where does “edelen” come from?

edelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ēdel, 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.

edelen (Middle Dutch): to ennoble; to legitimate

Definitions

  1. to ennoble; to legitimate

Ancestry of “edelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchēdelnoble, of high birth
2Old Dutchedel—
3Proto-Germanic*aþuli—
4Proto-Germanicaþulijaznoble
5Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →
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