Where does “alisna” come from?

alisna (Latin) comes from Frankish alasnu, from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

alisna (Latin): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “alisna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishalasnuawl
2Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
3Proto-Germanicalazawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →