elgur
Icelandic
/ˈɛlkʏr/
noun
Definitions
- moose, elk
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse elgr (moose) inherited from Proto-Germanic *algiz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*algiz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alcelaphus Latin
- alces Latin
- alce Italian
- alce Spanish, Castilian
- ἔλαφος Ancient Greek
- *el- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁élḱis Proto-Indo-European
- elg Norwegian Bokmål
- *algiz Proto-Germanic
- *elh- Proto-Germanic
- elg Norwegian Nynorsk
- elgr Old Norse
- elg Danish
- elgur Faroese
- ælgher Old Swedish
- älg Westrobothnian