Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/alljas

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljas, an adverbial genitive from *aljaz (“other”).

Adverb

*alljas

1. else, otherwise, besides

Descendants

• Old English: elles
  • Middle English: else
    • English: else
• Old Frisian: elles, ellis
• Old Dutch: elles
  • Middle Dutch: els
• Old High German: elles, alles