Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *albut, *albuti-z, *albiti-z f., *albitjōn, *albitō

Meaning: swan

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ɔlpt f. `Schwan'; elpt-r f. `id.'

Old English: { älbitu }, ilfetu, -e f., ilfette, -an f. `swan'

Old High German: { albiʒ, elbiʒ }

Middle High German: ɛlbiʒ, albiʒ st. m. 'schwan'

Proto-Germanic: *aldōn, *uldō(n); *ald[u]ɵ=

Meaning: trough

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: alda f. `Talsohle, durch welche ein Bach fliesst'

Norwegian: alda; dial. olda f. Trog

Swedish: dial. ɔlla `längliche Vertiefung'

Old Danish: aldä; ɔlde, olde `Gefäss, Trog'

Old English: ealdoɵ (?) `trough ?, channel ?: aldaht, aldot `alviolum' Txts. 39, 124

German: bair. alden `Furche, Vertiefung im Ackerfelde'

Proto-Germanic: *algí-z m., *ílxa-z, *ílxēn

Meaning: elk

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: elg-r m. `Elch (Cervus alces)'

Norwegian: elg

Swedish: älg

Danish: elg

Old English: eolh, gen. eoles m., eōla (elha), -an m. `elk'

English: elk

Old Saxon: elaho

Middle Low German: elk

Old High German: elahho (9.Jh.), { elho } `Elch, Elentier'

Middle High German: ëlch, ëlhe st./wk. f. 'elch'

German: Elch

Proto-Germanic: *algja-z

Meaning: snowstorm

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: elgjar (in der Kenning alɵjōd elgjar galga (Egill. lv. 15) gen.: `von Schnee' ?; NIsl elgur m. `Schneestöber, das von einer Seute herlange fortdauert und von starkem Frost begleitet ist, halbgeschmolzener Schnee, deep pools of half-melted ice'

Proto-Germanic: *algōn- vb.

Meaning: defend

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: ealgian (algian) (-ode; -od) `to defend'

Proto-Germanic: *ali-z, *aljō, *alinō, *alīnō

Meaning: ell, ellbow

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: alīna f. (ō) `ell (distance from bogen to finger tips)'

Old Norse: alin f. `Elle'; ɔln f. `Unterarm, Elle', tvī-eln `zwei Ellen breit'

Norwegian: aln

Swedish: aln

Danish: alen

Old English: eln, -e f. `ell (measure of length - the space from the point of the elbow to the of the middle finger, 18 inches; the ell in A. Sax. - smth. about 24 inches or 2 feet)

English: ell, elbow

Old Frisian: ielne

Old Saxon: elina `Unterarm'

Middle Dutch: elle, elne

Dutch: el f., elleboog m.

Middle Low German: ēle

Old High German: elina (8.Jh.) `Unterarm'

Middle High German: ɛlne, ɛln, ɛlline, ɛllen st. f., ɛle, ɛlle wk./st. f. 'Elle'

German: Elle f.

Proto-Germanic: *alizṓ, *alísō, *aliza-n, *alizja-z, -n; *aluza-z, *aluzja-z, *aluzjō; *ilustria-n, *ilustrō

Meaning: alder-tree

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: [ōri-r m. `Erle']; elri n., elri-r m., alri, ɔl-r m. `Erle', jɔlstr f. `Lorbeerweide'; ilstri n. `id.'

Norwegian: ōr, dial. ore, ɔre, ära, ere, öre, üre, ordre; ilster

Swedish: dial. orr, arre, arder; jolster, dial. jalstr, juster, alster; ilster, hilster `Salix cinerea'

Danish: or; elle(-trä) `Erle'

Old English: alor (aler, alr), -es m. `alder-tree'

English: alder

Old Frisian: ielren adj.

Old Saxon: elis `Erle'

Middle Dutch: else

Dutch: els `Alnus glutinosa', δɨäɫ. ɛɫɫɛʁ

Middle Low German: alre, elre, eller; else `Erle'

Old High German: elira (9.Jh.), erila (10.Jh.) `Erle'

Middle High German: { erle `Erle' }

German: Erle f.; nordd. Eller, dial. hilster, halster `Weide, Salix pentandra'

Comments: EastGerm > Span aliso Erle, Fr alize Elsbeere

Proto-Germanic: *alja-, *aljis-

Meaning: other

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *alji-s (ja) `other'; alja-

Old Norse: Run. Norw alja-markiR m. `der Mann aus einem andern Land, Fremdling'; elliga(r) adv. `sonst'; ella, ellar adv. `anderfalls, sonst'

Norwegian: elles(t) adv.

Old Swedish: ällighär, ällighis adv.

Swedish: eljes(t) adv.; eller adv.

Old Danish: ällär, ällä, älläs adv.

Old English: elles `anders'; ellende `vreemd land'; ellicor, elcor `sonst'

English: else

Old Frisian: ili-lend, ellend, elend `vreemd land'

Old Saxon: elilendi adj.; elilende sbs.

Middle Dutch: ellende `vreemd land, ballingschap'

Dutch: ellende f.

Old Franconian: ele-lendi `ballingschap'

Middle Low German: elende adj., sbs.

Old High German: eli-lenti adj. 'aus der Fremde kommend, nicht einheimisch' (8.Jh.), seit dem 11.Jh. auch 'bedürftig, unglücklich, jammervoll'; elilenti (9.Jh.) 'Fremde, Au fenthalt in der Fremde (im anderen Land), Heimatlosigkeit, Verbannung' (9.Jh.), 'leidvolles Dasein' (um 1000); { Eli-saʒʒo; elichōr `ferner' }

Middle High German: ɛllende, md. ɛn(e)lende 'anderes land, ausland, fremde; leben in der fremde, verbannung', ɛllende adj. 'der in oder aus einem fremden lande, fremd oder in der fremde ist, verbannt'

German: elend, Elend

Proto-Germanic: *aljana-n, -z; *aljanōn- vb.; *aliska-

Meaning: strength, power

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: aljan n. (a) `zeal', aljanōn wk. `strave for'

Old Norse: eljan, eljun n. `Mut, Kraft'; elna wk. `stärker werden, wachsen'; elsk-r `verliebt', elska wk. `lieben'

Norwegian: elna vb.; elska vb.

Swedish: älska vb.

Danish: elske vb.

Old English: ellen, gen. elnes m., n. `strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitude'

Old Saxon: ellian, ellen

Old High German: ellian, ellen

Middle High German: ɛllen, ɛllent (-d-) st. n. 'kampfeifer, mut, tapferkeit'

Proto-Germanic: *alōn, *alúnɵa-z, *alánɵa-z

Meaning: a fish

Old Norse: ɔlun-n m. `Fischart, Makrelle'; NIsl ala `Forelle'

Old Saxon: alund `Weissfisch (Aualius cephalus od. S. leuciscus)'

Old High German: alant, alunt `Leuciscus idus'

Middle High German: alant st. m., f. 'ein fisch'

Proto-Germanic: *altian- vb.

Meaning: drive, press

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: elta wk. `treiben, jagen; kneten'

Norwegian: elta

Swedish: älta

Danish: älte

Proto-Germanic: *alúnɵa-z, *alunda-z

Meaning: a fish

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ɔlun-n m. `Makrele'

Old Saxon: alund `Weissfisch (Squalius cephalus ~ Leuciscus)'

Old High German: alant, alunt `Leuciscus idus'

Middle High German: alant st. m., f. 'ein fisch'

Proto-Germanic: *alúɵ; *alwa-; *alúɵra-n

Meaning: ale, beer

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ɔl n. `Bier, Trinkgelage'; ɔl-r `betrunken'; ɔldr n. `Rauschtrank; Trinkgelage'

Swedish: öl

Danish: öl

Old English: ealu (ealo, -a), gen. ealoɵ (-aɵ, -eɵ) / alɵes, dat. ealoɵ (-aɵ, -eɵ) n. `ale; an intoxicating drink'

English: ale

Old Saxon: alo-fat `biervat'

Middle Dutch: ale, ael n. `Bier'

Middle High German: { al-schaf Trinkgefäss }

Proto-Germanic: *álx(i)ō, *ilg=́

Meaning: a bird

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: NIsl hāv-ella `Fuligula glacialis'

Norwegian: dial. hav-al, -ella `Fuligula glacialis', iwiss-elg, birch-ilge

Swedish: dial. ala, alla, alle, all, ala, al `Fuligula glacialis (глупыш)' (> Fin allo)

German: schweiz. wiss-elg, birch-ilge

Proto-Germanic: *alx-s

Meaning: temple

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: alh-s f. (cons) `temple'

Old Norse: Run. alh `Amulet'

Old English: alh (ealh, alhn), -es `a sheltering-placee, temple, fane'; cf. hearh (hearch, herh), -es m., pl. hearge f. `temple, idol'

Old Saxon: alah `Tempel'

Proto-Germanic: *amazá-z, *amazṓn; *áms(a)lōn

Meaning: a bird

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: ōsle, -an f. `ouzel, blackbird', amore, -an f. `kind of bird (scorellus)', omer `bird's name, hammer (scorellus)'

English: ousel, ouzel [u:zl] `Amsel'; yellow-hammer

Old Saxon: amer

Middle Low German: amsel

Old High German: amaro `Ammer'; amsla (9. Jh.), amsala (Hs. 12. Jh.) `Amsel'

Middle High German: amer st. m. 'ammer, ohreule'; { amsel `Amsel' }

German: Amsel f; { Ammer }

Proto-Germanic: *ambria-z, *aimbria-z

Meaning: bucket

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: amber, ambor

Old Saxon: ēmbar

Middle Dutch: emmer, emer

Dutch: emmer, dial. emer

Middle Low German: emmer; amber, ammer

Old High German: ampri (9 Jh.), eimbar, einber; eimmer (Hs. 12.Jh.)

Middle High German: ɛmber, eimber, eimer, einber st. m. 'gefäss mit einem griffe, eimer'

German: Eimer m.

Comments: Considered to be borrowed from Lat. ( < Greek).

Proto-Germanic: *amilōn ?

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: Emla, Embla f. `Name des ersten Weibe', eig. `Baumname'

Proto-Germanic: *amōn- vb., *amstu-z, *amsti-z, *amVlōn- vb., *amita-

Meaning: load, to make work

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ama wk. `belästigen', korn-amst-r, -ɔmst-r `Heuschober', NIsl amst-ur `Mühe, Beschwerde'

Norwegian: ama `andringen, antreiben', amla `sich abmühen, arbeiten, bes. ohne Erfolg', amster `Mühe, Beschwerde'

Old High German: pl. dat. (adv.) emiʒʒēn (9.Jh.), gen. (adv.) emiʒʒes (um 1000) `fortwährend, ständig, immer', emiʒlīh `beständig, beharrlich, eifrig' (9.Jh.), emiʒʒīg, emeʒʒīg `immerwährend, häufig, eifrig' (um 800)

Middle High German: ɛmʒec, ɛmʒic, ɛnʒic 'beständig, fortwährend, beharrlich, eifrig'; ɛmslīche adv.

German: emsig

Proto-Germanic: *ampra-, *amprōn

Meaning: sharp, bitter, evil

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: apr `hart, böse; sorgvoll'

Norwegian: amper

Old Swedish: amper `sauer, scharf, bitter'

Swedish: amper

Old English: ampre, -an f. `sorrel or dock (rumex)'

Dutch: amper `scharf, bitter, unreif'

Low German: amper `Ampfer'

Old High German: { ampharo `Ampfer' }

German: { Ampfer }