Where does “alyér” come from?

alyér (Franco-Provençal) comes from Vulgar Latin *alisa, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

alyér (Franco-Provençal): fruit of the white beam

Definitions

  1. fruit of the white beam

Ancestry of “alyér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*alisa—
2Frankishaliʀualder
3Proto-Germanicalizōalder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →