Where does “elles” come from?

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

elles (Old English): other, else; other, otherwise, different

Definitions

  1. other, else; other, otherwise, different

Ancestry of “elles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
2Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “elles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →