Where does “Alces” come from?

Alces (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic algiz, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

Alces (Latin): Alces alces: elk, moose

Definitions

  1. Alces alces: elk, moose

Ancestry of “Alces”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalgizelk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “Alces”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic algiz →
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