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Where does “ealneġ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ealneġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
2Proto-West Germanicallall
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “ealneġ”

  • always
  • alway
  • alwaysness
  • allwayes
  • alwey
  • allweyes
  • alwayes
  • allwaye
  • alle wey
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →