Where does “els” come from?

els (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch elles, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

els (Middle Dutch): elsewhere

Definitions

  1. elsewhere

Ancestry of “els”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchelles—
2Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
3Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →