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Where does “alji-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “alji-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alji-”

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