Where does “ælan” come from?

ælan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

ælan (Old English): to kindle, light, burn

Definitions

  1. to kindle, light, burn

Ancestry of “ælan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →