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- — to grow, nourish.
herzallerliebst (German): Greatly beloved
Definitions
- Greatly beloved
Ancestry of “herzallerliebst”, step by step
herzallerliebst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German allerliebst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | allerliebst | beloved |
| 2 | German | aller- | very; of them all |
| 3 | German | aller | |
| 4 | Middle High German | āl | — |
| 5 | Old High German | āl | all |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via German herz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herz | singular imperative of herzen; first-person... |
| 2 | German | -los | -less |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -lōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-laus | without, -less |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |