Words that come from Proto-Germanic alaną

400 words across 40 languages descend from Proto-Germanic alaną — including world, old, elderly, elder, worldwide, eldest, olds, underworld.

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English (115)

German (75)

Dutch (53)

Danish (19)

Swedish (17)

Icelandic (12)

Yiddish (11)

Norwegian Bokmål (10)

Volapük (6)

Luxembourgish (6)

Faroese (6)

Esperanto (6)

Old Norse (6)

Proto-Germanic (6)

West Frisian (5)

Gothic (4)

Norwegian Nynorsk (4)

Old English (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Afrikaans (3)

Vilamovian (3)

Old High German (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Ido (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Scots (2)

Saterland Frisian (2)

North Frisian (1)

Crimean Gothic (1)

Yola (1)

Mòcheno (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Middle English (1)

Zipser German (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Translingual (1)

Old Saxon (1)