Of Germanic origin: from Frankish *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō; cf. *ēlō, whence English awl. Compare also French alêne, Occitan alzena, Catalan alena, Spanish lezna. Figurative use from the association of the tool with shoemakers.
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