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

Definitions

  1. abroad, exile

Ancestry of “ellende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonelilendiforeign country
2Proto-Germanicalji-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanal-all; to burn; to flow, to drain

Words derived from “ellende”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European al- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alji- →Every word from Old Saxon elilendi →