Where does “als” come from?

als (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German als, from Old High German alsō — as, like; so, all so; quite like that.

als (Luxembourgish): as

Definitions

  1. as

Ancestry of “als”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanals—
2Old High Germanalsōas, like; so, all so; quite like that
Every word from Old High German alsō →Every word from Middle High German als →