Where does “Alsazia” come from?

Alsazia (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Ancestry of “Alsazia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinAlsatia—
2Old High Germanali sazzoinhabitant of the other
3Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
4Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “Alsazia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →