𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃

Etymology
The exact derivation is uncertain.
 * Ostensibly from a.
 * Usually connected to (genitive ) or derivatives thereof in Vulgar Latin. Thus, according to Saskia Pronk-Tiethoff, from a  variant of  or, which is clearly derived from Ancient Greek.
 * Lehmann does not dispute the Latin and Greek origin, but assumes that the word was borrowed already into Proto-Germanic in the form of, whence also Old English elpend (an interpretation shared by Köbler).
 * Lehmann also notes some variant theories for the ultimate origin of the putative Proto-Germanic term. Among them is the idea that it could be inherited from a, making the term a cognate through inheritance of the Ancient Greek word, and the notion that it may be derived from a language related to Hittite (which has ) or Luwian, borrowed following Gothic contact with Asia Minor during the third/fourth centuries CE. The latter, Anatolian theory has since been further elaborated by Jaan Puhvel (see references below).

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Noun

 * 1)  camel animal