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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ALE. Etymology of the word
ALE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ALE,
a kind of beer. (E.) M.E. ale, Reliquiæ Antiquæ, i.
177; Layamon, ii. 604.—A.S. ealu, Grein, i. 244. + Icel. öl. + Swed.
öl.
+ Dan. öl. + Lithuanian, alus, a kind of beer. + Church-Slavonic
olu,
beer. ¶ See Fick, iii. 27, who gives the Lith. and Slavonic forms,
and gives alu as the original form of the stem. The root is rather
al, to burn, than al, to nourish. [The nature of the connection with
Gaelic and Irish ol, drink, is not quite clear.] Der. brid-al, i.e.
bride-ale; ale-stake (Chaucer), ale-house, ale-wife.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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