Where does “adle” come from?
adle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German adeln, from German adel, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
adle (Norwegian Bokmål): to knight (someone), raise (someone) to the peerage, ennoble
Definitions
- to knight (someone), raise (someone) to the peerage, ennoble
Ancestry of “adle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | adeln | to ennoble |
| 2 | German | adel | inflection of adeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |