Etymology of the English word alegar
the English word
alegarderived from the English word
vinegarderived from the Old French word
vinaigrederived from the Old French word
vinderived from the Latin word
vinum (wine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*win-o- (wine)
cognates include Arabic wain, both of which are possibly derived from a long-lost Mediterranean language
derived from the English word
alederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*aluth-Date
The earliest known usage of alegar in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
