Where does “אַלע” come from?

אַלע (Yiddish) comes from Old High German āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

אַלע (Yiddish): all

Definitions

  1. all

Ancestry of “אַלע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanālall
2Proto-West Germanicallall
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “אַלע”

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