Where does “zuallererst” come from?
zuallererst (German) comes 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.
zuallererst (German): first of all
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Ancestry of “zuallererst”, step by step
zuallererst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German aller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aller | |
| 2 | Middle High German | āl | — |
| 3 | Old High German | āl | all |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via German zū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zū | to, towards |
| 2 | Middle High German | zuo | to |
| 3 | Old High German | zuo | to |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via German erst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erst | first, at first; only; not until, not for, not... |