Where does “Alphonse” come from?
Alphonse comes from French Alphonse, from Spanish Alfonso, from Proto-Germanic Aþalafunsaz, combining Proto-Germanic funsaz from Proto-Indo-European pent- and Proto-Indo-European h₂el-.
Ancestry of “Alphonse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Alphonse | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Alfonso | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Aþalafunsaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |