Where does “oud” come from?

oud (Dutch) comes 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.

oud (Dutch): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “oud”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oud

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-