Where does “al” come from?

al (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

al (Old Frisian): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “al”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicallall
2Proto-Germanicallazall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “al”

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