Where does “alnage” come from?

alnage (English) comes from Middle English aulnage, from Old French alnage, from Old French alne, from Vulgar Latin alina, from Frankish alina, from Proto-Germanic alinō, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

alnage (English): Measurement by the ell; A duty paid for such...

Definitions

  1. Measurement by the ell; A duty paid for such...

Ancestry of “alnage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaulnage—
2Old Frenchalnage—
3Old Frenchalneell
4Vulgar Latinalina—
5Frankishalina—
6Proto-Germanicalinōelbow; ell, cubit
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-én-eh₂—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “alnage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic alinō →