Where does “oldspansk” come from?
oldspansk (Danish) comes from Danish old-, from Middle Low German ôlt, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
oldspansk (Danish): Old Spanish
Ancestry of “oldspansk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | old- | ancient; an old form of a language |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ôlt | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |