Where does “ellorgast” come from?

ellorgast (Old English) comes from Old English ellor, from Proto-Germanic aljar, from Proto-Germanic aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ellorgast (Old English): a spirit living or going elsewhere, a departing spirit

Definitions

  1. a spirit living or going elsewhere, a departing spirit

Ancestry of “ellorgast”, step by step

ellorgast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ellor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishellorelsewhere
2Proto-Germanicaljarelsewhere
3Proto-Germanicaljazother, another, else
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old English gāst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgāstbreath, soul, spirit, ghost, being
2Proto-West Germanicgaistghost, spirit
3Proto-Germanicgaistazterror, fear; spirit, ghost; mind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeysd-anger, agitation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljaz →