Etymology of always

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noun

adv

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning. · Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally). · if necessary, or if there is no better option; in any event.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-West Germanic *all Old English eall Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *wegaz Proto-West Germanic *weg Old English weġ Old English ealneġ Middle English alwey Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es Middle English alweyes English always From Middle English alweyes, alwayes, alweys, a variant of Middle English alwey, alway (“always”), from Old English ealneġ, ealne weġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way, all the while, continuously”), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to alway + -s. Cognate with Scots always (“always”), Low German allerwegens (“very often”, literally “all ways'”). More at all, way.

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Inherited-form mentionalweyesenm
Derivation mentionalweyenm
Derivation mentionealneġang
Cognate mentionalwayssco · always
Cognate mentionallerwegensnds · very often

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