Where does “herzallerliebst” come from?
herzallerliebst (German) comes from German allerliebst, from German aller-, from German aller, from Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
herzallerliebst (German): Greatly beloved
Ancestry of “herzallerliebst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | allerliebst | beloved |
| 2 | German | aller- | very; of them all |
| 3 | German | aller | |
| 4 | Middle High German | āl | — |
| 5 | Old High German | āl | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |