Where does “eldur” come from?

eldur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

eldur (Faroese): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “eldur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeldrfire
2Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
3Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “eldur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →