Where does “aldern” come from?
aldern (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
aldern (English): Made of alder wood
Definitions
- Made of alder wood
Ancestry of “aldern”, step by step
aldern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en | Abbreviation of English; The name of the... |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Alder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alder | for someone who lived by alder trees |
| 2 | English | Alderman | A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town |
| 3 | Middle English | alderman | A high official or dignitary; a leader |
| 4 | Old English | ealdorman | an elderman; senator, chief, duke, a nobleman of... |
| 5 | Old English | mann | person; man meaning mankind; man meaning adult... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |