Where does “allwaye” come from?

allwaye (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.

Ancestry of “allwaye”, step by step

allwaye 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 “allwaye”

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