Where does “ale” come from?

ale (Middle English) comes from Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic ālu, from Proto-Germanic ēlō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

ale (Middle English): ale unhopped alcoholic beverage made from malted grain

Definitions

  1. ale unhopped alcoholic beverage made from malted grain

Ancestry of “ale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealubeer, ale
2Proto-West Germanicāluawl
3Proto-Germanicēlōawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “ale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →