Where does “ødlæ” come from?

ødlæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse eðla, from Proto-Germanic aidulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

Ancestry of “ødlæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeðlalizard
2Proto-Germanicaidulǭ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “ødlæ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aidulǭ →Every word from Old Norse eðla →