Where does “ilti” come from?

ilti (Greenlandic) comes from Danish ilt, from Danish ild, from Old Danish eld, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

ilti (Greenlandic): oxygen

Definitions

  1. oxygen

Ancestry of “ilti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishiltoxygen; imperative of ilte
2Danishildfire; ardor
3Old Danisheld—
4Old Norseeldrfire
5Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
6Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →