Where does “meestal” come from?

meestal (Dutch) comes from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

meestal (Dutch): most of the time, in most cases, usually

Definitions

  1. most of the time, in most cases, usually

Ancestry of “meestal”, step by step

meestal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch meest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeestmost; superlative degree of veel
2Middle Dutchmeestgreatest, largest; most prominent; most frequent,...
3Old Dutchmēsto—
4Proto-West Germanic*maist—
5Proto-Germanicmaistmost, to the greatest degree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →