Where does “Elzent-Noord” come from?
Elzent-Noord (Dutch) comes from Dutch els, from Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch alisa, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.
Ancestry of “Elzent-Noord”, step by step
Elzent-Noord traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch els
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | els | alder, tree of the genus "Alnus"; awl; bodkin |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | elsene | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | alisa | — |
| 4 | Frankish | aliʀu | alder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | alizō | alder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élis- | alder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | el- | to bend; red, brown; hungry |
via Dutch hout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hout | wood; particular kind of wood; piece of wood,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hout | wood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree |
| 3 | Old Dutch | holt | wood; tree; a wood, a forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |