Where does “alles” come from?

alles (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German alles, from Old High German allez, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alles (Cimbrian): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “alles”, step by step

alles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German alles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalles—
2Old High Germanallez—
3Old High Germanālall
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Middle High German allez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanallez—
2Old High Germanallaz—
3Old High Germanalall; every, each; whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →