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-.
עלנט (Yiddish): lonely
Ancestry of “עלנט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ellende | foreign, displaced, miserable |
| 2 | Old High German | elilenti | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | alljas | else, otherwise, besides |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aljas | of another, of something else |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |