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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | eðla | lizard |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aidulǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eydʰ- | to ignite; fire |
Words derived from “ødlæ”