Etymology Explorer › Pennsylvania German

Where does “all” come from?

all (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

all (Pennsylvania German): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “all”, step by step

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

Words derived from “all”

  • allebeed
  • alliebber
  • allezwee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →