Where does “elt” come from?
elt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål elte, from Old Norse elta, from Proto-Germanic alatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- — to drive, move, go.
elt (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of elte
Ancestry of “elt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | elte | dough; to knead |
| 2 | Old Norse | elta | to drive, hunt, knead; to chase, hunt, knead |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | alatjaną | to drive, move |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁elh₂- | to drive, move, go |