Where does “alina” come from?

alina (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic alinō, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

Ancestry of “alina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalinōelbow; ell, cubit
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-én-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow

Words derived from “alina”

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