Where does “ild” come from?

ild (Danish) comes from Old Danish eld, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

ild (Danish): fire; ardor

Definitions

  1. fire; ardor

Ancestry of “ild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danisheld—
2Old Norseeldrfire
3Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
4Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “ild”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →