Where does “alar” come from?

alar (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic aluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

alar (Old High German): alder

Definitions

  1. alder

Ancestry of “alar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaliʀualder
2Proto-Germanicaluz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →