Where does “aclensen” come from?

aclensen (Middle English) comes from Old English aclænsian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

aclensen (Middle English): to clear, remove, purify, cleanse

Definitions

  1. to clear, remove, purify, cleanse

Ancestry of “aclensen”, step by step

aclensen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English aclænsian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishaclænsianto cleanse, purify, purge
2Old Englishā-a-; away, out
3Old Englishar-—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Middle English A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishA—
2Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
3Old EnglishiċI
4Proto-West GermanicikI
5Proto-Germanic*ek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Middle English clensen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishclensenTo clean or purify
2Old Englishclǣnsian—
3Proto-West Germanicklainisōną—
4Proto-Germanicklainizshining, fine, splendid; tender, precious
5Proto-Indo-Europeang(e)lēi-gleaming
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →