Where does “ail” come from?

ail (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh eil, from Proto-Brythonic ėl, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ail (Welsh): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “ail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welsheil—
2Proto-BrythonicėlAPI; second, other
3Proto-Celticalyosother, second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “ail”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →