Where does “Ahlen” come from?

Ahlen (German) comes from German Ahle, from Middle High German āle, from Old High German āla, from Proto-West Germanic ālu, from Proto-Germanic ēlō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

Ahlen (German): plural of Ahle

Definitions

  1. plural of Ahle

Ancestry of “Ahlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAhleawl
2Middle High Germanāle—
3Old High Germanālaawl
4Proto-West Germanicāluawl
5Proto-Germanicēlōawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “Ahlen”

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