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

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “alêne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchalesneawl
2Vulgar Latinalisnaawl
3Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
4Proto-Germanicalazawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “alêne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →
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