Where does “alorholt” come from?

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

alorholt (Old English): alder grove

Definitions

  1. alder grove

Ancestry of “alorholt”, step by step

alorholt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English alor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishaloralder
2Proto-West Germanicaliʀualder
3Proto-Germanicaluz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Old English holt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishholtwood
2Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
3Proto-Germanichultąwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →