alen
Danish
[ˈæːln̩]
noun
Definitions
- (historical) cubit, ell a unit of length of varying value, in Denmark 62.8 cm (equal to 2 feet) until 1907
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse alin inherited from Proto-Germanic *alinō (elbow, ell).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*alinō
Gloss
elbow, ell
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
肘
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elbow English
- ell English
- ellwand English
- Ellbogen German
- Elle German
- *Heh₃l- Proto-Indo-European
- *Heh₃l-én-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *alinō Proto-Germanic
- eln Old English
- elle Middle English
- alin Old Norse
- ǫl(n)bogi, al(n)bogi, ǫlnbogi Old Norse
- ǫln Old Norse
- albue Danish
- albuerum Danish
- alenlang Danish
- bue Danish
- lang Danish
- elina Old High German
- *alinu gmw-pro
- elina Old Saxon
- *alina Frankish
- elne Old Frisian