Where does “älga” come from?

älga (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

älga (Swedish): to move with big strides

Definitions

  1. to move with big strides

Ancestry of “älga”, step by step

älga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish älg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishälgelk
2Old Swedishælgherelk
3Old Norseelgrmoose, elk
4Proto-Germanicalgizelk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →