Where does “alor” come from?

alor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic aluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

alor (Old English): alder

Definitions

  1. alder

Ancestry of “alor”, step by step

alor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic aliʀu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaliʀualder
2Proto-Germanicaluz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Proto-Germanic *aliʀu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*aliʀu—
2Proto-Germanicalizōalder

Words derived from “alor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →