Where does “els” come from?

els (Dutch) comes 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.

els (Dutch): alder, tree of the genus "Alnus"; awl; bodkin

Definitions

  1. alder, tree of the genus "Alnus"; awl; bodkin

Ancestry of “els”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchelsene—
2Old Dutchalisa—
3Frankishaliʀualder
4Proto-Germanicalizōalder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “els”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →