Where does “eþel” come from?

eþel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ōþil, from Proto-Germanic ōþalą — ancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...

eþel (Old English): one's native country, homeland; the rune ᛟ

Definitions

  1. one's native country, homeland; the rune ᛟ

Ancestry of “eþel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicōþilhomeland; patrimony; name of the O-rune
2Proto-Germanicōþaląancestral land, the land owned by one's kin;...
Every word from Proto-Germanic ōþalą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ōþil →