Where does “ādl” come from?

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

ādl (Old English): disease, sickness; disease, infirmity, sickness,...

Definitions

  1. disease, sickness; disease, infirmity, sickness,...

Ancestry of “ādl”, step by step

ādl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic aidlaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaidlazburning, fever, disease
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Proto-Germanic aidlō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaidlō—

Words derived from “ādl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aidlaz →