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Where does “aljas” come from?

aljas (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

aljas (Proto-Germanic): of another, of something else

Definitions

  1. of another, of something else

Ancestry of “aljas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “aljas”

  • else
  • els
  • elsewhither
  • elsewise
  • elsewhen
  • elsehow
  • elseness
  • elsewards
  • elseward
  • elsewhat
  • elend
  • Elend
  • ellendig
  • ellende
  • eljest
  • ells
  • elles
  • elles
  • elþeod
  • el-
  • el
  • ellende
  • els
  • elilenti
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