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Where does “eall” come from?

eall (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

eall (Old English): all; whole, entire; everything

Definitions

  1. all; whole, entire; everything

Ancestry of “eall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicallall
2Proto-Germanicallazall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “eall”

  • alone
  • although
  • lonely
  • loneliness
  • lone
  • alright
  • lonesome
  • loner
  • awl
  • altho
  • aloneness
  • allspice
  • aul
  • lonesomeness
  • coverall
  • allness
  • bradawl
  • albe
  • lonesomely
  • loneness
  • allwork
  • allyou
  • allenarly
  • alonely
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