Where does “al” come from?

al (Polabian) 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.

al (Polabian): already

Definitions

  1. already

Ancestry of “al”, 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 →