Where does “aiel” come from?

aiel (Old English) comes from Old French aiel, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

Ancestry of “aiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaiel—
2Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “aiel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Latin avus →