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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-.

alwey (Middle English): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “alwey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealneġ—
2Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “alwey”

  • always
  • alwaysness
  • allwayes
  • allweyes
  • alwayes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →