Where does “elsen” come from?

elsen (Middle English) 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.

elsen (Middle English): an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool

Definitions

  1. an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool

Ancestry of “elsen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elsen”

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