elli

Icelandic

/ˈɛtlɪ/

noun

Definitions

old age, oldness

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse elli inherited from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄ (age, eld).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*alþį̄

Gloss

age, eld

Concept

Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

eld English
elden English
eldfather English
eldmother English
eldship English
world English
*h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eltós Proto-Indo-European
*alþį̄ Proto-Germanic
ieldu Old English
elde Middle English
elda Old Norse
elli Old Norse
ælde Danish
elli Faroese
eldi Old Saxon