Where does “alsō” come from?

alsō (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- — to grow, nourish.

alsō (German): so, therefore

Definitions

  1. so, therefore

Ancestry of “alsō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alsō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →