Where does “ælta” come from?

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

ælta (Old Swedish): to drive, to set in motion; to hunt, to pursue;...

Definitions

  1. to drive, to set in motion; to hunt, to pursue;...

Ancestry of “ælta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeltato drive, hunt, knead; to chase, hunt, knead
2Proto-Germanicalatjanąto drive, move
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elh₂-to drive, move, go

Words derived from “ælta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alatjaną →Every word from Old Norse elta →