Where does “allerzoetst” come from?
allerzoetst (Dutch) comes from Dutch aller-, 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 — to grow, nourish.
allerzoetst (Dutch): sweetest of all
Definitions
- sweetest of all
Ancestry of “allerzoetst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aller- | very; of them all |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | aller- | — |
| 3 | Dutch | alle | all |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | alle | inflection of al: ## feminine... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |