Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "temple, shelter" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesealh(Anglo-Saxon) alh(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsVan Aalst, Van Alst(Dutch) Place Name DescendantAalst(Dutch) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 22.