Where does “Hallows' Eve” come from?
Hallows' Eve (English) comes from English all, from Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
Ancestry of “Hallows' Eve”, step by step
Hallows' Eve traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English all
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | all | Every individual or anything of the given class,... |
| 2 | Middle English | all | all; all, every |
| 3 | Old English | eall | all; whole, entire; everything |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English hallow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hallow | A saint; a holy person; an apostle; The relics or... |
| 2 | Middle English | halwe | saint; The shrine of a saint |
| 3 | Old English | hālga | a holy one, saint; holy man, saint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hailagô | holy one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hailaz | whole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ilos | healthy |