Where does “alsene” come from?

alsene (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch alisa, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

Ancestry of “alsene”, step by step

alsene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch elsene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchelsene—
2Old Dutchalisa—
3Frankishaliʀualder
4Proto-Germanicalizōalder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Old Dutch *alasina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*alasina—
2Proto-West Germanic*alahsināwormwood

Words derived from “alsene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →