Where does “alsdann” come from?

alsdann (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.

alsdann (German): thereupon, then

Definitions

  1. thereupon, then

Ancestry of “alsdann”, step by step

alsdann traces back through two 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 dann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandannthen, after that; then, in that case
2Old High Germandanne—
3Proto-West Germanic*þanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
5Proto-Germanicþam—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →