Where does “alwayes” come from?
alwayes (Middle English) comes from Middle English allwaye, from Old English ealneġ, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
Ancestry of “alwayes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | allwaye | — |
| 2 | Old English | ealneġ | — |
| 3 | Old English | eall | all; whole, entire; everything |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “alwayes”