Where does “Alisoun” come from?

Alisoun (Middle English) comes from Old French Alison, from Old French Aliz, from Proto-Basque -ali, from Old High German sazzo, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “Alisoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchAlison—
2Old FrenchAliz—
3Proto-Basque-ali—
4Old High Germansazzo—
5Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
6Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “Alisoun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →
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