Where does “alsem” come from?

alsem (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch alsene, from Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch alisa, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

alsem (Dutch): artemisia any herb of the genus

Definitions

  1. artemisia any herb of the genus

Ancestry of “alsem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchalsene—
2Middle Dutchelsene—
3Old Dutchalisa—
4Frankishaliʀualder
5Proto-Germanicalizōalder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

Words derived from “alsem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →
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