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Where does “ealu” come from?

ealu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ālu, from Proto-Germanic ēlō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

ealu (Old English): beer, ale

Definitions

  1. beer, ale

Ancestry of “ealu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicāluawl
2Proto-Germanicēlōawl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “ealu”

  • ale
  • alewife
  • alegar
  • potale
  • alestake
  • scotale
  • alehoof
  • alecost
  • alemonger
  • alebench
  • aleconner
  • alish
  • aletaster
  • alelike
  • soul-ale
  • alepole
  • bidale
  • ales
  • aleshop
  • ale
  • эль
  • ale
  • Ale
  • エール
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