Where does “adelseaþ” come from?

adelseaþ (Old English) comes from Old English seaþ, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.

adelseaþ (Old English): sewer, privy

Definitions

  1. sewer, privy

Ancestry of “adelseaþ”, step by step

adelseaþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English seaþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseaþpit; hole; well; lake; reservoir
2Proto-Germanicsauþazboiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂sewt-to roil; to move about, roil, seethe

via Old English adela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishadelamire, pool, liquid excrement; filth; liquid...
2Proto-West Germanic*adal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sauþaz →Every word from Old English seaþ →