Where does “alorrind” come from?

alorrind (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.

alorrind (Old English): alder bark

Definitions

  1. alder bark

Ancestry of “alorrind”, step by step

alorrind 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 rind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrindbark; crust, rind
2Proto-Germanic*rindā—
3Proto-Germanicrindōbark (tree)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →