Where does “élla” come from?

élla (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German elle, from Middle High German elen, from Old High German elina, from Proto-West Germanic alinu, from Proto-Germanic alinō, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

élla (Cimbrian): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “élla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanelle—
2Middle High Germanelen—
3Old High Germanelinaulna, ell, elbow; ell
4Proto-West Germanicalinuforearm, ell
5Proto-Germanicalinōelbow; ell, cubit
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-én-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “élla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic alinō →