Words that come from Proto-Indo-European al-

400 words across 41 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European al- — including all, world, old, alone, although, else, credit, le.

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English (265)

Latin (18)

French (10)

Italian (8)

Dutch (7)

Galician (7)

Catalan (7)

Asturian (6)

Swedish (5)

Icelandic (4)

Danish (4)

Old High German (4)

Old Dutch (4)

Aromanian (4)

West Frisian (3)

Fala (3)

Dalmatian (3)

Friulian (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old Occitan (3)

Old Spanish (2)

Aragonese (2)

Istriot (2)

Volapük (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Middle French (2)

Michif (2)

Sicilian (2)

North Frisian (1)

Proto-Indo-European (1)

Venetian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Classical Nahuatl (1)

Cebuano (1)

Emilian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Ladin (1)

Mirandese (1)

Palenquero (1)

Faroese (1)

Ido (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European al- — 400 descendants | Etymology Explorer