Where does “ēl” come from?

ēl (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic āl, from Proto-Germanic ēlaz — eel.

Ancestry of “ēl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicāleel
2Proto-Germanicēlazeel

Words derived from “ēl”

Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic āl →
ēl — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer