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- — to grow, nourish.

aller- (Dutch): very; of them all

Definitions

  1. very; of them all

Ancestry of “aller-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaller-—
2Dutchalleall
3Middle Dutchalleinflection of al: ## feminine...
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl—
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “aller-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →
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