Where does “ehemals” come from?

ehemals (German) comes from Middle High German ēmāles, from Middle High German ē, from Proto-Germanic aiw — always, for ever.

ehemals (German): formerly

Definitions

  1. formerly

Ancestry of “ehemals”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanēmāles—
2Middle High Germanēearlier, ere
3Proto-Germanicaiwalways, for ever

Words derived from “ehemals”

Every word from Proto-Germanic aiw →Every word from Middle High German ē →Every word from Middle High German ēmāles →