Where does “ilt” come from?

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

ilt (Faroese): oxygen; fury, rage; badness, evilness

Definitions

  1. oxygen; fury, rage; badness, evilness

Ancestry of “ilt”, step by step

ilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishiltoxygen; imperative of ilte
2Danishildfire; ardor
3Old Danisheld—
4Old Norseeldrfire
5Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
6Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Faroese illur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseillurbad; angry
2Old Norseíllrevil, bad
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →