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- — to grow, nourish.

ealneġ (Old English): always, perpetually

Definitions

  1. always, perpetually

Ancestry of “ealneġ”, step by step

ealneġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eall

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

via Old English weġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweġway; path; way, road, path
2Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “ealneġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →