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Where does “alo-” come from?

alo- (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

alo- (Old Saxon): all, every; pan-

Definitions

  1. all, every; pan-

Ancestry of “alo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonāl—
2Proto-West Germanicallall
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “alo-”

  • allmektig
  • allmektig
  • alowaldo
  • alowaldand
  • alomahtig
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