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- — to grow, nourish.

Ancestry of “alwayes”, step by step

alwayes traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English allwaye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishallwaye—
2Old Englishealneġalways, perpetually
3Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Middle English alwey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalweyalways

via Middle English alle wey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalle weyalways
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →