Etymograph

English

elne

Elne comes from Middle English elne ‘power, strength, might’, from Proto-West Germanic *alljan ‘zeal’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aljaną.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aljanąreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*alljan‘zeal’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150ellen‘zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elne‘power, strength, might’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aljanąreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*alljan‘zeal’reconstructed
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150ellen‘zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention’
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elne‘power, strength, might’
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Middle English elne ‘power, strength, might’

ellen

Today it means

noun —

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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *aljaną / elne

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