Where does “alg” come from?

alg (Dutch) comes from German alge, from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

alg (Dutch): alga

Definitions

  1. alga

Ancestry of “alg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalgealga
2LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

Words derived from “alg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →Every word from German alge →