Where does “ealdorleas” come from?

ealdorleas (Old English) comes from Old English ealdor, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ealdorleas (Old English): leaderless; lacking a lord or chief

Definitions

  1. leaderless; lacking a lord or chief

Ancestry of “ealdorleas”, step by step

ealdorleas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ealdor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealdorelder, parent, head of a family; senior man;...
2Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old English lēas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
2Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldrą →Every word from Old English ealdor →
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