Where does “L'Anse” come from?

L'Anse (English) comes from French anse, from Latin ansa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- — to grasp-; to hold on to; love.

Ancestry of “L'Anse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchanseAn arc segment, from which an object is...
2Latinansahandle; tiller
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂emseh₂handle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂em-to grasp-; to hold on to; love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂emseh₂ →Every word from Latin ansa →