Where does “alljas” come from?

alljas (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alljas (Proto-West Germanic): else, otherwise, besides

Definitions

  1. else, otherwise, besides

Ancestry of “alljas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alljas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →
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