Where does “all” come from?

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

all (Norwegian Nynorsk): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “all”, step by step

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

Words derived from “all”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Old Norse allr →