Where does “elles” come from?

elles (Yola) comes from Middle English elles, from Old English elles, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

elles (Yola): else

Definitions

  1. else

Ancestry of “elles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishelleselse
2Old Englishellesother, else; other, otherwise, different
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 →