Where does “allezwee” come from?

allezwee (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- — to grow, nourish.

allezwee (Pennsylvania German): both

Definitions

  1. both

Ancestry of “allezwee”, step by step

allezwee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German all

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germanallall
2Old High Germanālall
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Pennsylvania German zwee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germanzweetwo
2Middle High Germanzwei—
3Old High Germanzwei—
4Proto-Germanictwaitwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →