"Aller" meaning in German

See Aller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-Aller.ogg Forms: die Aller [canonical, feminine], der Aller [definite, genitive]
Etymology: From Old High German Alara, from earlier Elera and Alera, of uncertain origin:. * From Proto-Germanic *alizō (“alder”) + *ahwō (“water”), meaning "alder water". * From the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey- common in many other river names, such as the Allia in Latium, Alaunus in some Celtic sites, and the Ille in Brittany. See also French aller (“to go”), German eilen (“to hasten, hurry”), Swedish ila. More at Aller. Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|Alara}} Old High German Alara, {{der|de|gem-pro|*alizō||alder}} Proto-Germanic *alizō (“alder”), {{der|de|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{cog|fr|aller||to go}} French aller (“to go”), {{cog|de|eilen||to hasten, hurry}} German eilen (“to hasten, hurry”), {{cog|sv|ila}} Swedish ila Head templates: {{de-proper noun|f.article}} die Aller f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Aller)
  1. a river in Germany Tags: definite, proper-noun, usually Categories (place): Places in Germany, Rivers in Germany
    Sense id: en-Aller-de-name-QU8atMIo Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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