Where does “eller” come from?
eller (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse [[ella]], [[ellar]], from Proto-Germanic aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
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Ancestry of “eller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | [[ella]], [[ellar]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aljaz | other, another, else |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |