Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “All” come from?

All (German) comes from Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

All (German): cosmos

Definitions

  1. cosmos

Ancestry of “All”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanāl—
2Old High Germanāl—
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “All”

  • Weltall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →