Where does “Erle” come from?
Erle (German) comes from Old High German erila, from Proto-Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.
Erle (German): alder
Ancestry of “Erle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | erila | alder |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *aliʀu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | alizō | alder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élis- | alder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | el- | to bend; red, brown; hungry |