Where does “aul” come from?

aul (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German al, from Old Saxon āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

aul (Plautdietsch): already, by now, as far as, yet

Definitions

  1. already, by now, as far as, yet

Ancestry of “aul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanalawl
2Old Saxonālall
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →
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