Where does “alorriþ” come from?

alorriþ (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.

alorriþ (Old English): stream lined with alders

Definitions

  1. stream lined with alders

Ancestry of “alorriþ”, step by step

alorriþ 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 rīþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrīþa small stream
2Proto-Germanicrīþazriver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →