Where does “adel” come from?

adel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German adel, from Old Saxon athal, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

adel (Norwegian Bokmål): nobility; heartwood

Definitions

  1. nobility; heartwood

Ancestry of “adel”, step by step

adel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German adel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanadelnobility
2Old Saxonathalnoble
3Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
4Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Old Norse aðal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaðalnature, disposition

Words derived from “adel”

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