English
elsen
Elsen comes from Middle English elsen.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elsen
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elsen
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *alaz ‘awl’
Today it means
noun An awl, a pointed tool.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English elsen / elsen