Where does “ælska” come from?

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

ælska (Old Swedish): to take good care of, to cherish; to love

Definitions

  1. to take good care of, to cherish; to love

Ancestry of “ælska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseælska—
2Proto-Germanicaliskōnąto tend to, to care for
3Proto-Germanicaliskazdear, precious
4Germanical-—
5Proto-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 →