Where does “elta” come from?

elta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse elta, from Proto-Germanic alatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- — to drive, move, go.

elta (Icelandic): to chase

Definitions

  1. to chase

Ancestry of “elta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeltato drive, hunt, knead; to chase, hunt, knead
2Proto-Germanicalatjanąto drive, move
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₂-to drive, move, go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alatjaną →Every word from Old Norse elta →