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
Ancestry of “Ahlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Ahle | awl |
| 2 | Middle High German | āle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | āla | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ālu | awl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēlō | awl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ólos | awl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ēl- | awl, prong |
Words derived from “Ahlen”