Where does “āla” come from?

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

āla (Old High German): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “āla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “āla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlō →