Where does “alesne” come from?

alesne (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin alisna, from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

alesne (Old French): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “alesne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinalisnaawl
2Proto-Germanicalasnōawl
3Proto-Germanicalazawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

Words derived from “alesne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic alaz →
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