Where does “Elmira” come from?

Elmira (English) comes 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.

Elmira (English): Any of a number of places in the US and Canada

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of places in the US and Canada

Ancestry of “Elmira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaþalaznoble
2Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
3Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “Elmira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European at-al →Every word from Proto-Germanic aþalą →