Where does “أل” come from?

أل (Arabic) comes from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

أل (Arabic): to be agitated; to hasten; to tremble

Definitions

  1. to be agitated; to hasten; to tremble

Ancestry of “أل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
2Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →