Where does “Alsace” come from?

Alsace (French) comes from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Alsace (French): any of several wines produced in Alsace

Definitions

  1. any of several wines produced in Alsace

Ancestry of “Alsace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinAlsatia—
2Old High Germanali sazzoinhabitant of the other
3Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
4Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “Alsace”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →