Where does “allt” come from?

allt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic allur, from Old Norse allr, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

allt (Icelandic): everything, neuter of allur; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. everything, neuter of allur; inflection of...

Ancestry of “allt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicallurall; everybody, everyone, all
2Old Norseallrall, entire, whole; all, quite, entirely; gone,...
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Old Norse allr →