elne
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To strengthen; hearten; comfort; encourage.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English elnen inherited from Old English elnian (strengthen, comfort oneself, be zealous, encourage, emulate, strive with zeal after another, make strong, endeavor to be equal, gain strength) inherited from Proto-Germanic *aljanōną (encourage, strengthen) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (grow, other, nourish, wander, beyond, all, roam, be wet, rise, live on, feed).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂el-
Gloss
grow, other, nourish, wander, beyond, all, roam, be wet, rise, live on, feed
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eldning English
- elning English
- Alpes Latin
- almus Latin
- altor Latin
- altus Latin
- alveolus Latin
- ambulo Latin
- arundo Latin
- elementum Latin
- exaltō Latin
- illa Latin
- illī Latin
- illōrum Latin
- proles Latin
- uls Latin
- ulva Latin
- alveolo-palatale Italian
- palatoalveolare Italian
- ultraterreno Italian
- ultraterreno Spanish, Castilian
- ἄλσος Ancient Greek
- *al- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂el-no- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂el-o-mno- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eltós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ewlos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂olyos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂életi Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂élteros Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éwh₂os Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ol-yo- Proto-Indo-European
- *ol-to Proto-Indo-European
- *sel- Proto-Indo-European
- ultraterreno Portuguese
- *alaną Proto-Germanic
- *aldaz Proto-Germanic
- *aldiz Proto-Germanic
- *aldrą Proto-Germanic
- *aldīz Proto-Germanic
- *aljanōną Proto-Germanic
- *allaz Proto-Germanic
- *alþį̄ Proto-Germanic
- *weraldiz Proto-Germanic
- al Norwegian Nynorsk
- eldast Norwegian Nynorsk
- ald Old English
- elnian Old English
- elne Middle English
- elnen Middle English
- elning Middle English
- banaltracht Irish
- elda Old Norse
- úalinn Old Norse
- allez Old High German
- աղամող Old Armenian
- աղանդ Old Armenian
- ailemain, oilemain Old Irish
- altram Old Irish
- altrannas Old Irish
- lloj Albanian
- 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- *altrawū Proto-Celtic
- *komalti̯os Proto-Celtic
- banaltra Middle Irish
- *(a)lei- Proto-Albanian
- òlbe Mòcheno
- òlderhaileng Mòcheno
- alokälymi Tocharian B
- ālme Tocharian B
- ālo Tocharian B
- āläm Tocharian B
- ollus Old Latin