Where does “alansa” come from?

alansa (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic alasnō, from Proto-Germanic alaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

Ancestry of “alansa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alansa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl-