Where does “abit” come from?

abit (Scots) comes from Scots a', 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.

abit (Scots): ah, but

Definitions

  1. ah, but

Ancestry of “abit”, step by step

abit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots a'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsa'all; All
2Middle Englishallall; all, every
3Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Scots bit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsbitLittle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic allaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic all →