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
Ancestry of “all”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | al | all |
| 2 | Old High German | al | all; every, each; whole |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |