Where does “Alresford” come from?

Alresford (English) comes from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic aluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

Alresford (English): OS grid ref TM0621

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Alresford”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishaloralder
2Proto-West Germanicaliʀualder
3Proto-Germanicaluz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →