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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-.

Ancestry of “Alison”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Alison”

  • Alison
  • Alyson
  • Alisson
  • Alisoun
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