Where does “æþeling” come from?

æþeling (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aþulingaz, from Proto-Germanic aþulijaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

æþeling (Old English): prince; person

Definitions

  1. prince; person

Ancestry of “æþeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaþulingazprince
2Proto-Germanicaþulijaznoble
3Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “æþeling”

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