Where does “alras” come from?

alras (Dutch) comes from Dutch ras, from French race, from Middle French rasse, from Italian razza, from Italian razzo, from Italian raggio, from Latin radius, from English -án.

alras (Dutch): quickly, soon

Definitions

  1. quickly, soon

Ancestry of “alras”, step by step

alras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrasrace, breed; quick
2Frenchracerace; kind; breed
3Middle Frenchrasse—
4Italianrazzarace, breed; kind, type; family, descent
5Italianrazzoskyrocket; Ellipsis of razzo di segnalazione;...
6Italianraggioray, beam, shaft; spoke; radius
7Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
8English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
9Middle English-an—

via Dutch al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
2Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
3Old Dutchāl—
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →Every word from Latin radius →