Where does “elfremd” come from?

elfremd (Old English) comes from Old English el-, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

elfremd (Old English): foreign, strange

Definitions

  1. foreign, strange

Ancestry of “elfremd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishel-strange, other, else
2Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
3Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →