Where does “a'” come from?

a' (Scots) comes from Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

a' (Scots): all; All

Definitions

  1. all; All

Ancestry of “a'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishallall; all, every
2Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “a'

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Germanic allazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic all
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