Where does “alettan” come from?
alettan (Old English) comes 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.
alettan (Old English): to keep, restrain from, hinder
Definitions
- to keep, restrain from, hinder