Where does “ielne” come from?

ielne (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic alinō, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

Ancestry of “ielne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalinōelbow; ell, cubit
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-én-eh₂
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l-én-eh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic alinō