Where does “allerlei” come from?

allerlei (German) comes 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.

allerlei (German): all kinds of; various

Definitions

  1. all kinds of; various

Ancestry of “allerlei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAllcosmos
2Middle High Germanāl—
3Old High Germanālall
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “allerlei”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →
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