Where does “alse” come from?

alse (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch alsô, from Old Dutch alsō, from Proto-Germanic *allswā.

alse (Middle Dutch): if, in the case that; when, whenever; as, like

Definitions

  1. if, in the case that; when, whenever; as, like

Ancestry of “alse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchalsôso, thus
2Old Dutchalsōso, thus
3Proto-Germanic*allswā—

Words derived from “alse”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *allswā →