Where does “all” come from?

all (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

all (Proto-West Germanic): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “all”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicallazall
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “all”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →