Where does “adlig” come from?

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

adlig (Old English): sick, ill, diseased

Definitions

  1. sick, ill, diseased

Ancestry of “adlig”, step by step

adlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ādl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishādldisease, sickness; disease, infirmity, sickness,...
2Proto-Germanicaidlazburning, fever, disease
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Old English īġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīġ—
2Proto-Berber*aβəɣ—

Words derived from “adlig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aidlaz →Every word from Old English ādl →