Where does “alur” come from?

alur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse alr, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

alur (Icelandic): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “alur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsealrawl
2Proto-Germanicalazawl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →