Where does “Æþelwine” come from?

Æþelwine (Old English) comes from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, 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.

Ancestry of “Æþelwine”, step by step

Æþelwine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æþel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæþelhomeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of...
2Old Englishæþelenoble
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 English wine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwinefriend
2Old Englishhlǣwburial mound; hill
3Proto-Germanichlaiwazshelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-Germanic *Aþalawini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Aþalawini—

Words derived from “Æþelwine”

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