Swedish älg

← Proto-Germanic *algiz (inherited)

← Old Swedish ælgher (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólḱis (mention)

← Old Norse elgr (inherited)

→ English elk (cognate)

→ Latin alces (cognate)

→ Swedish älgstudsare (compound)