Where does “ælgher” come from?

ælgher (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic algiz, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

ælgher (Old Swedish): elk

Definitions

  1. elk

Ancestry of “ælgher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseelgrmoose, elk
2Proto-Germanicalgizelk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “ælgher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic algiz →Every word from Old Norse elgr →