Where does “ousus” come from?

ousus (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ousus (Afrikaans): older sister

Definitions

  1. older sister

Ancestry of “ousus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
2Dutchoudold
3Middle Dutchoutold
4Old Dutchald—
5Proto-West Germanicaldold
6Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →