Where does “alday” come from?

alday (Middle English) comes from Middle English al, 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.

alday (Middle English): all day

Definitions

  1. all day

Ancestry of “alday”, step by step

alday traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishalAlternative form of all; completely, entirely
2Middle Englishallall; all, every
3Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Middle English day

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdayday; daylight, sunlight; epoch, age, period
2Old Englishdæġday, daytime
3Proto-West Germanicdagday
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →
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