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Where does “elilenti” come from?

elilenti (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “elilenti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elilenti”

  • Elend
  • elend
  • ellende
  • עלנט
  • ellen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →