Where does “alge” come from?

alge (German) comes from Latin alga, from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- — to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

alge (German): alga

Definitions

  1. alga

Ancestry of “alge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalgaSeaweed; plants that grow in freshwater;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanalǵ-to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed; to be...

Words derived from “alge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European alǵ- →Every word from Latin alga →