Where does “ál” come from?

ál (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish oll, from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.

ál (Old Irish): brood, litter, clutch

Definitions

  1. brood, litter, clutch

Ancestry of “ál”, step by step

ál traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish oll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishollgreat, vast
2Proto-Celticɸolnosgreat in size
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpolh₁-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₁-to fill

via Proto-Celtic aglos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticagloslitter, brood

Words derived from “ál”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸolnos →