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 |
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| 1 | Old English | ǣġhwylċ | each, every, any, all |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | aiwô | ever, always |