*ala-

Runic: ᚨᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɑ.lɑ/

prefix

Function

compound form corresponding to *allaz ('all-, entire-, wholly, very')

Etymology

Related to *allaz. The single *-l- may preserve an older non-suffixed or non-nasal stem from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, beside the *-no- formation continued by *allaz; alternatively, *ala- may be a specialized Germanic compound stem of that adjective. (Kroonen 2013: s.v. *alla-).

Descendants

  • *ala- (Proto-West Germanic)
    • æl-, eal-, eall-, al- (Old English)
      • all-, al- (Middle English)
        • all-, al- (English)
        • a'-, aw-, au- (Scots)
  • al- (Old Norse)

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