Where does “als” come from?

als (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch alse, from Middle Dutch alsô, from Old Dutch alsō, from Proto-Germanic *allswā.

als (Dutch): if, when; when, as soon as; if, whether

Definitions

  1. if, when; when, as soon as; if, whether

Ancestry of “als”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchalseif, in the case that; when, whenever; as, like
2Middle Dutchalsôso, thus
3Old Dutchalsōso, thus
4Proto-Germanic*allswā—

Words derived from “als”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *allswā →Every word from Old Dutch alsō →Every word from Middle Dutch alsô →
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