Where does “ellende” come from?
ellende (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Saxon elilendi, from Proto-Germanic alji-, from Proto-Indo-European al- — all; to burn; to flow, to drain.
ellende (Middle Dutch): abroad, exile
Ancestry of “ellende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | elilendi | foreign country |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | alji- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | al- | all; to burn; to flow, to drain |
Words derived from “ellende”