Where does “allur” come from?

allur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse allr, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

allur (Faroese): all; everybody, everyone, all

Definitions

  1. all; everybody, everyone, all

Ancestry of “allur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseallrall, entire, whole; all, quite, entirely; gone,...
2Proto-Germanicallazall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “allur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Old Norse allr →