Where does “ual” come from?
ual (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
ual (North Frisian): old
Ancestry of “ual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | ald | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |