Where does “ellers” come from?

ellers (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eller, from Old Norse [[ella]], [[ellar]], from Proto-Germanic aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

ellers (Norwegian Bokmål): otherwise

Definitions

otherwise

Ancestry of “ellers”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	eller	or
2	Old Norse	[[ella]], [[ellar]]	—
3	Proto-Germanic	aljaz	other, another, else
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂élyos	other, another
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂él-	—

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