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Where does “ala” come from?

ala (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic alaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

ala (Old Norse): to produce; to testify; to breed

Definitions

  1. to produce; to testify; to breed

Ancestry of “ala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalanąto grow; to grow old, to mature; to breed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “ala”

  • el
  • ala
  • ala
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