Where does “ælska” come from?

ælska (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aliskōną, from Proto-Germanic aliskaz, from Germanic al-, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

Ancestry of “ælska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaliskōnąto tend to, to care for
2Proto-Germanicaliskazdear, precious
3Germanical-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “ælska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Germanic al- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aliskaz →