English ellen

← Old English ellen (inherited)

← Middle English elne (inherited)

← Middle English ellen (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *aljaną (inherited)

← Middle High German ellen (cognate)

← Middle Low German ellen (cognate)

← Proto-West Germanic *alljan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (grow) (root)

← Icelandic elja (cognate)

→ English elne (link)

→ English elne (link)

→ Old English ellen (link)

→ Latin alacer (cognate)

→ Old Norse elska (link)