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Where does “aliʀu” come from?

aliʀu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

aliʀu (Frankish): alder

Definitions

  1. alder

Ancestry of “aliʀu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalizōalder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “aliʀu”

  • alise
  • alizo
  • alizarbo
  • alizujo
  • els
  • else
  • alisa
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