Where does “ālu” come from?

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

ālu (Proto-West Germanic): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “ālu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ālu”

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