Where does “allez” come from?

allez (Middle High German) comes from Old High German allez, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Ancestry of “allez”, step by step

allez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German allez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanallez—
2Old High Germanālall
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old High German allaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanallaz—
2Old High Germanalall; every, each; whole

Words derived from “allez”

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