Where does “elsene” come from?

elsene (Middle Dutch) comes 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 “elsene”, step by step

elsene traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch alisa

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

via Old High German alansa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanalansa—
2Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
3Proto-Germanicalazawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Old Dutch *elisna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*elisna—

Words derived from “elsene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →