Where does “Alison” come from?

Alison (Old French) comes 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 “Alison”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Alison”

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