Where does “alles” come from?
alles (German) comes from Middle High German alles, from Old High German allez, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
alles (German): in singular without a noun : everything; in...
Definitions
- in singular without a noun : everything; in...
Ancestry of “alles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | alles | — |
| 2 | Old High German | allez | — |
| 3 | Old High German | āl | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “alles”