, the Flemish ell -LRB- approx. -RRB-
The English unit of length ellfrom Proto-Indo-European \ * el - '' elbow, forearm is usually 45 inches, that means 1.143 m -LRB- for the international inch -RRB- It came from the length of the arm from the shoulder -LRB- or the elbow -RRB- to the wrist, although the exact length was never defined in English law.