Where does “altname” come from?
altname (English) comes from English Alt, from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
altname (English): An alternative name
Definitions
- An alternative name
Ancestry of “altname”, step by step
altname traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Alt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alt | A modifier key used to change the function of... |
| 2 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 3 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |