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Where does “aljô” come from?

aljô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European al- — all; to burn; to flow, to drain.

aljô (Proto-Germanic): rival

Definitions

  1. rival

Ancestry of “aljô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanal-all; to burn; to flow, to drain

Words derived from “aljô”

  • elja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European al- →