Where does “alnager” come from?

alnager (English) comes from English alnage, 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 — to bow, to bend; elbow.

alnager (English): A measure by the ell; A sworn officer in England,...

Definitions

  1. A measure by the ell; A sworn officer in England,...

Ancestry of “alnager”, step by step

alnager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alnage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalnageMeasurement by the ell; A duty paid for such...
2Middle Englishaulnage
3Old Frenchalnage
4Old Frenchalneell
5Vulgar Latinalina
6Frankishalina
7Proto-Germanicalinōelbow; ell, cubit
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-én-eh₂
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

Words derived from “alnager

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic alinō
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