Where does “all” come from?

all (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

all (Swedish): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “all”, step by step

all traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
2Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
3Old Norsehóprheap; group
4Middle Low Germanhōp—
5Old Saxonhōp—
6Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Old Swedish alder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishalderall; whole, complete; lifetime
2Old Norsealdrage
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “all”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haupaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haup →