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Where does “eller” come from?

eller (Danish) comes from Old Danish ællær, from Old Norse [[ella]], [[ellar]], from Proto-Germanic aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

eller (Danish): or

Definitions

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Ancestry of “eller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishællær—
2Old Norse[[ella]], [[ellar]]—
3Proto-Germanicaljazother, another, else
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →