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Where does “allebeed” come from?

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

allebeed (Pennsylvania German): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “allebeed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germanallall
2Old High Germanāl—
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →