Where does “alusō” come from?

alusō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

Ancestry of “alusō”, step by step

alusō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic alizō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalizōalder
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Proto-Germanic alisō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalisō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élisos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →