Where does “ellendeling” come from?

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

ellendeling (Dutch): wretch

Definitions

  1. wretch

Ancestry of “ellendeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchellendemisery
2Middle Dutchellendeabroad, exile
3Old Saxonelilendiforeign country
4Proto-Germanicalji-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanal-all; to burn; to flow, to drain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European al- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alji- →Every word from Old Saxon elilendi →