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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

Definitions

  1. Greatly beloved

Ancestry of “herzallerliebst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanallerliebstbeloved
2Germanaller-very; of them all
3Germanaller
4Middle High Germanāl—
5Old High Germanāl—
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →