Where does “el” come from?

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

el (Westrobothnian): fire; a bird of the family Motacillidae

Definitions

  1. fire; a bird of the family Motacillidae

Ancestry of “el”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeldrfire
2Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
3Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “el”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →
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