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Where does “ǣlċ” come from?
ǣlċ (Old English) comes from Old English ǣġhwylċ, from Proto-Germanic aiwô — ever, always.
Ancestry of “ǣlċ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
ǣġhwylċ
each, every, any, all
2
Proto-Germanic
aiwô
ever, always
Words derived from “ǣlċ”
every
everything
everybody
ev'ry
everyplace
everywoman
everyhow
everygirl
posteverything
antieverything
everykid
every
ech
earch
ivery
everydude
everyguy
everypony
earchee
everywhen
evri
ibri
e'rything
everytin'
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwô →
Every word from Old English ǣġhwylċ →