Where does “allwhither” come from?

allwhither (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.

allwhither (English): To all directions

Definitions

  1. To all directions

Ancestry of “allwhither”, step by step

allwhither traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English all

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallEvery individual or anything of the given class,...
2Middle Englishallall; all, every
3Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English whither

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhitherTo what place; To wuther
2Middle Englishwhiderwhither
3Old Englishhwiderto where, whither
4Old EnglishhwæderAlternative form of hwider
5Proto-Germanic*hwadrêto which place, to where, whither
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →
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