Where does “allerorts” come from?

allerorts (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.

allerorts (German): everywhere

Definitions

  1. everywhere

Ancestry of “allerorts”, step by step

allerorts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German All

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

via German ort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanortplace, location, point, position
2Middle High Germanortpoint , corner, end point, boundary, border,...
3Old High Germanortsharp point
4Proto-West Germanic*oʀdsharp point, spear-point, spear
5Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-