Where does “elen” come from?

elen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German elina, from Proto-West Germanic alinu, from Proto-Germanic alinō, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

Ancestry of “elen”, step by step

elen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German elina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanelinaulna, ell, elbow; ell
2Proto-West Germanicalinuforearm, ell
3Proto-Germanicalinōelbow; ell, cubit
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-én-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

via Old Lithuanian ellenis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Lithuanianellenis—

via Old High German elent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanelent—

Words derived from “elen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic alinō →