Where does “올겨울” come from?

올겨울 (Korean) comes from Korean 올, 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.

올겨울 (Korean): this winter

Definitions

  1. this winter

Ancestry of “올겨울”, step by step

올겨울 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanthe thread, strand, ply, warp; this year; Future...
2EnglishallEvery individual or anything of the given class,...
3Middle Englishallall; all, every
4Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Korean 겨울

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean겨울winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Germanic allazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic all