Where does “elja” come from?

elja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aljô, from Proto-Indo-European al- — all; to burn; to flow, to drain.

elja (Old Norse): a rival wife

Definitions

  1. a rival wife

Ancestry of “elja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaljôrival
2Proto-Indo-Europeanal-all; to burn; to flow, to drain

Words derived from “elja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European al- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljô →