Where does “alredy” come from?

alredy (Middle English) comes from Middle English redy, from Middle English irēd, from Old English rǣde, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁dʰ- — to care.

alredy (Middle English): already; in advance

Definitions

  1. already; in advance

Ancestry of “alredy”, step by step

alredy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English redy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishredyready
2Middle Englishirēd—
3Old Englishrǣde—
4Proto-GermanicgaraidijazAlternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready
5Proto-GermanicraidijazAlternative form of *raidaz
6Proto-Germanicraidazready, arranged, prepared
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁dʰ-to care

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

Words derived from “alredy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁dʰ- →