Where does “alsfatt” come from?

alsfatt (Pennsylvania German) comes from German als, from Middle High German alles, from Old High German allez, from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alsfatt (Pennsylvania German): always

Definitions

  1. always

Ancestry of “alsfatt”, step by step

alsfatt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German als

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalsat the same moment; when; while; as; than; as;...
2Middle High Germanalles—
3Old High Germanallez—
4Old High Germanālall
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German fort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfortaway; gone; going on, continuing
2Middle High Germanvort—
3Old High Germanforth—
4Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
5Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →