Where does “ælte” come from?

ælte (Danish) comes from Old Danish æltæ, from Old Norse elta, from Proto-Germanic alatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- — to drive, move, go.

ælte (Danish): mud; to knead

Definitions

  1. mud; to knead

Ancestry of “ælte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishæltæ—
2Old Norseeltato drive, hunt, knead; to chase, hunt, knead
3Proto-Germanicalatjanąto drive, move
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₂-to drive, move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alatjaną →Every word from Old Norse elta →