Where does “allvitende” come from?

allvitende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål all, from Old Norse allr, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

allvitende (Norwegian Bokmål): omniscient

Definitions

  1. omniscient

Ancestry of “allvitende”, step by step

allvitende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål all

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålallall
2Old Norseallrall, entire, whole; all, quite, entirely; gone,...
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Norwegian Bokmål vitende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvitendepresent participle of vite; present participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Germanic allazEvery word from Old Norse allr
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