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Where does “allerorten” come from?

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

allerorten (German): everywhere

Definitions

  1. everywhere

Ancestry of “allerorten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalle Orte—
2Germanallall; every
3Middle High Germanalall
4Old High Germanalall; every, each; whole
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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