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Where does “alasnu” come from?

alasnu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

alasnu (Frankish): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “alasnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
2Proto-Germanicalazawl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “alasnu”

  • alisna
  • alêné
  • alêne
  • aleno
  • alesne
  • alisna
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