Where does “Elren” come from?

Elren (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German ȫlderen, from Old Saxon aldiro, from Proto-Germanic alþizô, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Elren (Plautdietsch): parents

Definitions

  1. parents

Ancestry of “Elren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanȫlderen—
2Old Saxonaldiroelder
3Proto-Germanicalþizôcomparative degree of *aldaz
4Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →
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