Where does “עלנט” come from?

עלנט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German ellende, from Old High German elilenti, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

עלנט (Yiddish): lonely

Definitions

  1. lonely

Ancestry of “עלנט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanellendeforeign, displaced, miserable
2Old High Germanelilenti—
3Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
4Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-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 →