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...

allerlei (Dutch): all kinds of

Definitions

  1. all kinds of

Ancestry of “allerlei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchalreleye—
2Old Frenchleia law
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →
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