Where does “ellende” come from?

ellende (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ellende, from Old Saxon elilendi, from Proto-Germanic alji-, from Proto-Indo-European al- — all; to burn; to flow, to drain.

ellende (Dutch): misery

Definitions

  1. misery

Ancestry of “ellende”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ellende”

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