Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly. · To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear. · To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.). · To meddle; interfere.
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”).
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- Inherited-form mentioneltenenm · to mold, knead, work
- Derivation mentioneltanon · to chase, hunt, knead
- Derivation mention*alatjanągem-pro · to drive, force, move
- Derivation mention*h₁elh₂-ine-pro · to drive, move, go
- Cognate mentionælteda · to knead
- Cognate mentionältasv · to dwell upon, brood, stir, knead
- Cognate mentionelteno · to knead
- Cognate mentioneltano · to pursue, plod
- Cognate mentioneltais · to chase
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