English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedBy surface analysis, ellan (“zeal”) + berht (“bright”), ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *alljan + *berht, only in Upper High German from the 8th C. The first element may also an ōn-stem Proto-West Germanic *alljā.
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- Wiktionary: EllanberhtCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

