Where does “æl” come from?

æl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic āl, from Proto-Germanic ēlaz — eel.

æl (Old English): awl, hook, fork; Alternative form of æl; eel

Definitions

  1. awl, hook, fork; Alternative form of æl; eel

Ancestry of “æl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicāleel
2Proto-Germanicēlazeel

Words derived from “æl”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic āl →