Where does “Elendsviertel” come from?

Elendsviertel (German) comes from German Elend, from Middle High German elen, from Old High German elina, from Proto-West Germanic alinu, from Proto-Germanic alinō, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

Elendsviertel (German): slum

Definitions

  1. slum

Ancestry of “Elendsviertel”, step by step

Elendsviertel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Elend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElendmisery
2Middle High Germanelen—
3Old High Germanelinaulna, ell, elbow; ell
4Proto-West Germanicalinuforearm, ell
5Proto-Germanicalinōelbow; ell, cubit
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-én-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

via German Viertel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanViertelquarter; Clipping of Stadtviertel; quarter,...
2Old High Germanfiorteil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →