English
elning
Elning comes from Old English elnung ‘encouragement, comfort, consolation,…’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *aljaną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aljanąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*alljan‘zeal’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ellen‘zeal, strength, power, strife’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150elnung‘encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elning
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*aljanąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*alljan‘zeal’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ellen‘zeal, strength, power, strife’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150elnung‘encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elning
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from elne + -ing
Proto-Germanic *aljaną
Proto-West Germanic *alljan ‘zeal’
Old English ellen ‘zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage,…’
Middle English elne ‘power, strength, might’
English elne
Linked words
through Old English ellen ‘zeal, strength, power, strife’
Today it means
noun Comfort; grace.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *aljaną / elning