Where does “elder” come from?

elder (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

elder (Old Swedish): fire; a skin disease - possibly erysipelas

Definitions

  1. fire; a skin disease - possibly erysipelas

Ancestry of “elder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeldrfire
2Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
3Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “elder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →