Where does “eli-” come from?

eli- (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic ali-, from Proto-Germanic aljaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

eli- (Old Saxon): foreign, strange, unusual, other

Definitions

  1. foreign, strange, unusual, other

Ancestry of “eli-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicali-—
2Proto-Germanicaljazother, another, else
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljaz →