Where does “alster” come from?

alster (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish alster, from Old Swedish ala, from Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic alaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alster (Swedish): a work (product, especially an intellectual or artistic product)

Definitions

  1. a work (product, especially an intellectual or artistic product)

Ancestry of “alster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishalster—
2Old Swedishala—
3Old Norsealato produce; to testify; to breed
4Proto-Germanicalanąto grow; to grow old, to mature; to breed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaną →Every word from Old Norse ala →