Where does “alwey” come from?

alwey (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.

alwey (Middle English): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “alwey”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alwey”

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