Where does “alisna” come from?

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

alisna (Vulgar Latin): awl

Definitions

  1. awl

Ancestry of “alisna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alisna”

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