Where does “elli” come from?
elli (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse elli, from Proto-Germanic alþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
elli (Icelandic): old age, oldness
Ancestry of “elli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | elli | old age, oldness |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | alþį̄ | oldness, eld; period of life or time, age; olden... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |