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-.
eljest (Swedish): or else, otherwise; strange, different, eccentric
Definitions
- or else, otherwise; strange, different, eccentric
Ancestry of “eljest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | ællæghis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aljas | of another, of something else |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |