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Where does “aller-” come from?

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

aller- (German): very; of them all

Definitions

  1. very; of them all

Ancestry of “aller-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaller
2Middle High Germanāl—
3Old High Germanāl—
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →