Where does “īeltõ” come from?

īeltõ (Livonian) comes from Livonian ēļ, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

īeltõ (Livonian): to vote

Definitions

  1. to vote

Ancestry of “īeltõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianēļvoice
2GreenlandicAani—
3Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →