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
Ancestry of “ellende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ellende | abroad, exile |
| 2 | Old Saxon | elilendi | foreign country |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | alji- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | al- | all; to burn; to flow, to drain |
Words derived from “ellende”