Where does “Elmer” come from?

Elmer (English) comes from English Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

Elmer (English): A person who provides personal guidance and...

Definitions

  1. A person who provides personal guidance and...

Ancestry of “Elmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAylmer
2Old EnglishÆþelmǣr
3Old Englishæþelhomeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of...
4Old Englishæþelenoble
5Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
6Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “Elmer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-alEvery word from Proto-Germanic aþalą