Where does “all” come from?

all (Hunsrik) comes 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.

all (Hunsrik): all, every

Definitions

  1. all, every

Ancestry of “all”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanāl—
2Old High Germanālall
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “all”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →