Where does “aller-” come from?
aller- (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch aller-, from Dutch alle, from Middle Dutch alle, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
aller- (Dutch): very; of them all
Ancestry of “aller-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | aller- | — |
| 2 | Dutch | alle | all |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | alle | inflection of al:
## feminine... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |