elt

elt · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁elh₂-“to drive, move, go”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*alatjaną“to drive, force, move”
3. Old Norse · derived fromelta“to chase, hunt, knead”
4. Middle English · inherited fromelten“to mold, knead, work”
5. English todayelt

From Middle English elten (“to mold, knead, work”), from Old Norse elta (“to chase, hunt, knead”), from Proto-Germanic *alatjaną (“to drive, force, move”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to drive, move, go”). Cognate with Danish ælte (“to knead”), Swedish älta (“to dwell upon, brood, stir, knead”), Norwegian elte (“to knead”), Norwegian elta (“to pursue, plod”), Icelandic elta (“to chase”).

elt · noun²

Shortening.

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