Where does “ealubenc” come from?

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

ealubenc (Old English): ale-bench

Definitions

  1. ale-bench

Ancestry of “ealubenc”, step by step

ealubenc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealubeer, ale
2Proto-West Germanicāluawl
3Proto-Germanicēlōawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Old English benċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbenċbench
2Proto-West Germanicbankibench
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlō →
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