Where does “alekeep” come from?
alekeep (English) comes from English ale, from Italian alé, from French allez, from French aller, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
alekeep (English): An alekeeper
Definitions
- An alekeeper
Ancestry of “alekeep”, step by step
alekeep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ale | A beer made without hops; A beer produced by... |
| 2 | Italian | alé | let's go!, come on! |
| 3 | French | allez | second-person plural present indicative of aller;... |
| 4 | French | aller | to go |
| 5 | Latin | īre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via English keep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | keep | To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain |
| 2 | Middle English | kepen | to keep, guard, look after, watch |
| 3 | Old English | cēpan | to seize, hold, observe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kōpijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōpijaną | to look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵab- | — |