Where does “eld” come from?

eld (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish elder, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

eld (Swedish): fire, a continued chemical exothermic reaction...

Definitions

  1. fire, a continued chemical exothermic reaction...

Ancestry of “eld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishelderfire; a skin disease - possibly erysipelas
2Old Norseeldrfire
3Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
4Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “eld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →