Where does “eljest” come from?

eljest (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ællæghis, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

eljest (Swedish): or else, otherwise; strange, different, eccentric

Definitions

  1. or else, otherwise; strange, different, eccentric

Ancestry of “eljest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishællæghis—
2Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →