Where does “elles” come from?

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

elles (Middle English): else

Definitions

  1. else

Ancestry of “elles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishellesother, else; other, otherwise, different
2Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
3Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “elles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →