English

allthing

Allthing comes from Middle English althing ‘all things’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of all + thing

Proto-Germanic *allaz

Proto-West Germanic *all

Old English eall

Middle English all

English all

Proto-Indo-European *tenkóm

Proto-Germanic *þingą ‘appointed time’

Proto-West Germanic *þing ‘court session’

Old English þing

Middle English thing

English thing

Every English word from Middle English althing

pron everything

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