Where does “alla och envar” come from?
alla och envar (Swedish) comes from Swedish och, from Old Swedish ock, from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).
alla och envar (Swedish): one and all, all and sundry, each and every one (every single person, with emphasis)
Definitions
- one and all, all and sundry, each and every one (every single person, with emphasis)
Ancestry of “alla och envar”, step by step
alla och envar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish och
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | och | and; used to connect two homogeneous words or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ock | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ok | and; also, too; yoke |
| 4 | Old Norse | svá | so |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | self (reflexive pronoun) |
via Swedish envar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | envar | everybody, anybody, each one |
| 2 | Old Norse | einnhverr | some, someone, something; "ágætastr maðr... |
| 3 | Old Norse | einn | one; some, a few |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Swedish alla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | alla | everyone; plural of all |