Where does “alle wey” come from?

alle wey (Middle English) comes from Old English ealneġ, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alle wey (Middle English): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “alle wey”, step by step

alle wey traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ealneġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealneġalways, perpetually
2Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old English ealneweġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealneweġalways, perpetually
2Old Englishealneall

Words derived from “alle wey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →