Where does “aul” come from?

aul (Middle English) comes from Old English æl, from Proto-West Germanic āl, from Proto-Germanic ēlaz — eel.

Ancestry of “aul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishælawl, hook, fork; Alternative form of æl; eel
2Proto-West Germanicāleel
3Proto-Germanicēlazeel

Words derived from “aul”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic āl →Every word from Old English æl →