el-3 : ol-

    el-3 : ol-

    English meaning: to rot

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “modrig sein, faulen” (?)

    Note: The extension of Root el-3 : ol- : “to rot” into elkʷh- caused kʷ > p, b then b > mb > m phonetic mutations.

    Material: A root with variant determinative root. without conservative extension seems to be the zero grade root in Nor. ul “become moldy”, dial. also “ fill with disgust “, Swe. ul “ rancid “ etc., Du. uilig “ decayed “ (from wood); derived verbs are Nor. schw. ula, O.N. Nor. schw. ulna. If O.Ind. üla- n., ülaka- (*ōln̥- ko-) “ poison “ belongs here, it remains dubious. mabe Alb. helm “healing drug, posion, medicine, herb” similar to Sanskrit üla- “poison”. obviously Alb. has preserved the old laryngeal ḫ-. clearly Alb. shows that from Root al-2 : (to grow; to bear; grove) derived Root el-3 : ol-: (to rot, poison). guttural extension lies before in: O.Ind. r̥jīṣá-ḥ “ viscous, smooth, slippery “, Lat. alga f. “ seaweed, kelp “ from *elgü (compare O.E. wōs ‘slime, mud, dampness “: Eng. woos ‘seaweed”) and very numerous Gmc., esp. skand.-Ice. forms, as: Nor. dial. ulka “ fester, disgust “, refl. “ start to rot “, ulka “ mildew, adhesive mucus; repulsive, unclean woman”, etc. hereupon also Dan. ulk “ bullhead “, Nor. ulk “ toadfish “, further Nor. dial. olga “ feel disgust, nausea “, elgja “ want to vomit “ etc., Ice. also ǣla (*alhian); Nor. dial. alka “ pollute, litter “, N.Ger. alken “ touch impure things, step on dirt “; -sk show Dan. dial. alske “ pollute “, N.Ger. alschen, Fris. alsk, älsk “impure, unclean, spoil” etc. Maybe Alb. alka “floating cream, wool fat, dirt, stain” That Lat. ulva (*oleu̯ü) “ swamp-grass, sedge “ moreover belongs, is very probably; Lith. álksna “puddle” could go back to *olg-snü. Dental extension appears in: Arm. aɫt (*ḷd-) ‘smut, filth “, aɫtiur, eɫtiur (under elteur) “ damp lowland, depression”. In addition altN.. ū̆ldna “ mildew “, O.H.G. oltar “ dirt crumb “, probably also O.N. ȳ̆lda “ mustiness smell “. m-formant is found in: Nor. dial. ulma “ mildew “, N.Ger. E.Fris. olm, ulm “ decay, esp. in wood”, M.L.G. ulmich “ fretted from decay “, M.H.G. ulmic ds.; Lith. el̃mės, almens “ the liquid flowing from the corpse “. bh-extension lies in Arm. aɫb “ filth “ before.

    References: WP. I 152 f., WH. I 28 f., Petersson Heterokl. 165 f.