Etymograph

English

all told

All told comes from English told ‘counted’.

  1. English1500–presenttold‘counted’
  2. Englishtodayall told

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presenttold‘counted’
  2. Englishtodayall told

A compound of all + told ‘counted’

Proto-Germanic *allaz

Proto-West Germanic *all

Old English eall

Middle English all

English all

Proto-Indo-European *dolH-éh₂

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Proto-Germanic *taljaną ‘to count’

Proto-Germanic *talid-

Old English tealde

Middle English tolde

English told

Today it means

adv With everything included, counted, or summed; in total.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English told / all told