Where does “alêné” come from?

alêné (French) comes from French alêne, from Old French alesne, from Vulgar Latin alisna, from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

alêné (French): acuminate, subulate

Definitions

  1. acuminate, subulate

Ancestry of “alêné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalêneawl
2Old Frenchalesneawl
3Vulgar Latinalisnaawl
4Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
5Proto-Germanicalazawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →