Where does “elsin” come from?

elsin (English) comes from Middle English aslen, from Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch alisa, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

elsin (English): A shoemaker's awl

Definitions

  1. A shoemaker's awl

Ancestry of “elsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaslen—
2Middle Dutchelsene—
3Old Dutchalisa—
4Frankishaliʀualder
5Proto-Germanicalizōalder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →