Where does “alêne” come from?
alêne (French) comes 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.
alêne (French): awl
Ancestry of “alêne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | alesne | awl |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | alisna | awl |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | alasnō | awl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | alaz | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
Words derived from “alêne”