Where does “also” come from?

also (Luxembourgish) comes from German alsō, from Middle High German alles, from Old High German allez, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

also (Luxembourgish): so; thus, therefore

Definitions

  1. so; thus, therefore

Ancestry of “also”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalsōso, therefore
2Middle High Germanalles—
3Old High Germanallez—
4Old High Germanālall
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →