Where does “alength” come from?

alength (English) comes from Middle English A, from Middle English I, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

alength (English): lengthwise

Definitions

  1. lengthwise

Ancestry of “alength”, step by step

alength traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishA—
2Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
3Old EnglishiċI
4Proto-West GermanicikI
5Proto-Germanic*ek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Middle English lengthe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlengthelength
2Old Englishlengþulength
3Proto-Germaniclangiþōlongness, length
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →