Where does “als je zuvor” come from?

als je zuvor (German) comes from German als, 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- — to grow, nourish.

als je zuvor (German): than ever before

Definitions

  1. than ever before

Ancestry of “als je zuvor”, step by step

als je zuvor traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German als

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalsat the same moment; when; while; as; than; as;...
2Middle High Germanalles—
3Old High Germanallez—
4Old High Germanālall
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German je

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjeever; per; the
2Middle High Germanie—

via German zuvor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzuvorbefore, previously
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →