Where does “elles” come from?
elles (Latvian) comes from Latvian elle, from Middle Low German helle, from Old Saxon hel, from Proto-West Germanic hail, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
elles (Latvian): genitive singular form of elle; nominative...
Definitions
- genitive singular form of elle; nominative...
Ancestry of “elles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | elle | hell; infernal |
| 2 | Middle Low German | helle | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hel | hell; whole, hale; omen |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hail | healthy, sound; whole; omen, portent |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | — |