Where does “oeroud” come from?

oeroud (Dutch) comes 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.

oeroud (Dutch): ancient

Definitions

  1. ancient

Ancestry of “oeroud”, step by step

oeroud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoudold
2Middle Dutchoutold
3Old Dutchald—
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Dutch oer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoerferrous ground, sand clotted by iron oxide, bog...
2Low GermanUur—
3Proto-Germanicūra-ferriferous sand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)wūr-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →