Where does “alsaciano” come from?

alsaciano (Spanish) comes from Spanish Alsacia, from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alsaciano (Spanish): Alsatian

Definitions

  1. Alsatian

Ancestry of “alsaciano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAlsacia—
2Medieval LatinAlsatia—
3Old High Germanali sazzoinhabitant of the other
4Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
5Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →