Where does “aðal” come from?

aðal (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

aðal (Old Norse): nature, disposition

Definitions

  1. nature, disposition

Ancestry of “aðal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
2Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “aðal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →