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Where does “ellri” come from?

ellri (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic alþizô, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

ellri (Old Norse): comparative degree of gamall

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of gamall

Ancestry of “ellri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalþizôcomparative degree of *aldaz
2Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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