Where does “Allgemeinbildung” come from?

Allgemeinbildung (German) comes from German allgemein, from German All, from Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Allgemeinbildung (German): general education, all-round education; general...

Definitions

  1. general education, all-round education; general...

Ancestry of “Allgemeinbildung”, step by step

Allgemeinbildung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German allgemein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanallgemeingeneral (common, basic, usual), universal
2GermanAllcosmos
3Middle High Germanāl—
4Old High Germanālall
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German Bildung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildungcultivation, refinement, education, culture;...
2Middle High Germanbildunge—
3Old High Germanbildunga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →