else

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 233 words | Copyright

else (with pron.) other; otherwise, if not. OE. elles = MDu. els, OHG. elles, alles, g. sg. (corr. to Goth. aljis) of Gmc. *aljaz, cogn. with Gr. állos, L. alius other.
Hence elsewhere. OE. elles hwǣr = MDu. elswaer.

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