Where does “aleye” come from?
aleye (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman aleie, from Old French alé, from Old French aler, from Vulgar Latin alare — second-person singular present passive...
Ancestry of “aleye”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Anglo-Norman | aleie | — |
| 2 | Old French | alé | — |
| 3 | Old French | aler | to go |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | alare | second-person singular present passive... |