Where does “elda” come from?

elda (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eldur, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

elda (Icelandic): to cook; to dawn

Definitions

  1. to cook; to dawn

Ancestry of “elda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceldurfire
2Old Norseeldrfire
3Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
4Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “elda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →