Where does “adelsmerke” come from?

adelsmerke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål adel, 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.

adelsmerke (Norwegian Bokmål): mark of nobility; distinction; distinguishing...

Definitions

  1. mark of nobility; distinction; distinguishing...

Ancestry of “adelsmerke”, step by step

adelsmerke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål adel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåladelnobility; heartwood
2Middle Low Germanadelnobility
3Old Saxonathalnoble
4Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
5Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Norwegian Bokmål merke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmerkea mark; a brand or make; to mark
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →