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 — healthy.

elles (Latvian): genitive singular form of elle; nominative...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of elle; nominative...

Ancestry of “elles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianellehell; infernal
2Middle Low Germanhelle—
3Old Saxonhelhell; whole, hale; omen
4Proto-West Germanichailhealthy, sound; whole; omen, portent
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hailaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hail →