Where does “オール” come from?

オール (Japanese) comes from English all, from Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

オール (Japanese): all (of something), everything

Definitions

  1. all (of something), everything

Ancestry of “オール”, step by step

オール traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English all

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallEvery individual or anything of the given class,...
2Middle Englishallall; all, every
3Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Japanese オールナイト

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseオールナイトall-night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Germanic allazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic all