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Where does “ǫlr” come from?

ǫlr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

ǫlr (Old Norse): drunk; alder

Definitions

  1. drunk; alder

Ancestry of “ǫlr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaluz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “ǫlr”

  • al
  • ål
  • or
  • older
  • orsake
  • orsaka
  • or
  • older
  • ȯhdder
  • al
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →