Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical), Gothic Scripts [1] . Related ItemsFamily Tree ·Details Other Languages & Culturesealh (Anglo-Saxon) alah (Old High German) alh (Old Norse) Surname DescendantsVan Aalst, Van Alst (Dutch) Place Name DescendantAalst (Dutch) Sources & ReferencesShow Inline Numbers Hide Inline Numbers Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 22. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Entry updated May 26, 2026