Danish elendig

← German elend (cognate)

← German Elend (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *alilandijaz (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *aljaz (affix)

← Proto-Germanic *landą (affix)

← Proto-Germanic *-jaz (affix)

← Middle Low German elendich (borrowed)

← Dutch ellende (cognate)

← Old Saxon elilendi (derived)