Where does “elta” come from?

elta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic alatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- — to drive, move, go.

elta (Old Norse): to drive, hunt, knead; to chase, hunt, knead

Definitions

  1. to drive, hunt, knead; to chase, hunt, knead

Ancestry of “elta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalatjanąto drive, move
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₂-to drive, move, go

Words derived from “elta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alatjaną →