alway

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromealneġ
2. Middle English · inherited fromalwey
3. English todayalway

From Middle English alwey, from Old English ealneġ, ealne weġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way”), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to al- (“all”) + way. Cognate with Scots alwayis (“always”). More at all, way.

Words from the same roots