Where does “allerlei” come from?
allerlei (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch alreleye, from Old French lei, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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Ancestry of “allerlei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | alreleye | — |
| 2 | Old French | lei | a law |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |