Where does “ealuwæge” come from?

ealuwæge (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.

ealuwæge (Old English): ale-cup

Definitions

  1. ale-cup

Ancestry of “ealuwæge”, step by step

ealuwæge 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 wǣġe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwǣġeweight
2Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
3Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlō →
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