Where does “ælde” come from?

ælde (Danish) comes from Old Danish ældæ, from Old Norse elda, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

ælde (Danish): old age, oldness; age, cause to grow old

Definitions

  1. old age, oldness; age, cause to grow old

Ancestry of “ælde”, step by step

ælde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish ældæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishældæ—
2Old Norseeldato cause to be or appear old; to light, kindle a...
3Old Norseeldrfire
4Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
5Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Old Norse elli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseelliold age, oldness
2Proto-Germanicalþį̄oldness, eld; period of life or time, age; olden...

Words derived from “ælde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →