Where does “gennemsnitsalder” come from?
gennemsnitsalder (Danish) comes from Danish alder, from Old Danish aldær, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
gennemsnitsalder (Danish): average age
Definitions
- average age
Ancestry of “gennemsnitsalder”, step by step
gennemsnitsalder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish alder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | alder | age |
| 2 | Old Danish | aldær | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | aldr | age |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aldrą | life; lifetime, age |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Danish gennemsnit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gennemsnit | average, mean, arithmetic mean |
| 2 | Danish | gennem | through; through, during; by means of, through,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | gegnum | through |
| 4 | Old Norse | gegn | straight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gagin | towards, in the direction of; against |