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Where does “all” come from?

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

all (German): all; every

Definitions

  1. all; every

Ancestry of “all”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalall
2Old High Germanalall; every, each; whole
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “all”

  • Allgemeinzustand
  • allgegenwärtig
  • alle
  • Allwetterreifen
  • allerseits
  • allerlei
  • aller
  • allerorten
  • Allgemeinheit
  • allerorts
  • Allradantrieb
  • alle Orte
  • Allmacht
  • allseitig
  • Allgemeinbefinden
  • allgemein
  • Allgemeinbildung
  • aller-
  • verallgemeinern
  • allsidighet
  • allsidig
  • allsidig
  • alsidig
  • al
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