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

Definitions

  1. alder

Ancestry of “Erle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanerilaalder
2Proto-Germanic*aliʀu—
3Proto-Germanicalizōalder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “Erle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →