Where does “āl” come from?

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

āl (Old High German): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “āl”, step by step

āl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic all

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

via Proto-Germanic ēlaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicēlazeel

Words derived from “āl”

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