Where does “ablen” come from?

ablen (English) comes from English ablet, from French ablet, from Late Latin abula, from Latin albula, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

ablen (English): Alternative form of ablet

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ablet

Ancestry of “ablen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabletA small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak
2Frenchablet—
3Late Latinabula—
4Latinalbulanominative feminine singular of albulus;...
5LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
6Proto-Italicalβoswhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →