Where does “eldr” come from?

eldr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

eldr (Old Norse): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “eldr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
2Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “eldr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →