masc. proper name, from Old Norse An-leifr, literally "ancestor's relic;" first element related to Old High German ano "ancestor;" second element related to Old English læfan "to leave" (from PIE root *leip- "to stick, adhere").
Oklahoma
okra
*okw-
-ol
-ola
Olaf
Olbers' paradox
old
Old English
old hat
old maid
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