Where does “allzu” come from?

allzu (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.

allzu (German): all too

Definitions

  1. all too

Ancestry of “allzu”, step by step

allzu 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 zū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzūto, towards
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
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