Where does “elgr” come from?
elgr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic algiz, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.
elgr (Old Norse): moose, elk
Ancestry of “elgr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | algiz | elk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
Words derived from “elgr”