Where does “alderworst” come from?

alderworst (English) comes from Middle Dutch alder-, from Dutch alle, from Middle Dutch alle, 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.

alderworst (English): Worst of all

Definitions

  1. Worst of all

Ancestry of “alderworst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchalder-—
2Dutchalleall
3Middle Dutchalleinflection of al: ## feminine...
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl—
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →