Where does “elendig” come from?

elendig (Danish) comes from Middle Low German elendich, from Old Saxon elilendi, from Proto-Germanic alji-, from Proto-Indo-European al- — all; to burn; to flow, to drain.

elendig (Danish): miserable, in a state of misery

Definitions

  1. miserable, in a state of misery

Ancestry of “elendig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanelendich—
2Old Saxonelilendiforeign country
3Proto-Germanicalji-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanal-all; to burn; to flow, to drain

Words derived from “elendig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European al- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alji- →Every word from Old Saxon elilendi →