Where does “alles” come from?

alles (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch alles, from Middle Dutch alles — masculine/neuter genitive singular of al.

alles (Afrikaans): everything

Definitions

  1. everything

Ancestry of “alles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchallesEverything
2Middle Dutchallesmasculine/neuter genitive singular of al
Every word from Middle Dutch alles →Every word from Dutch alles →