Where does “auld” come from?

auld (English) comes from Scots auld, from Old English eald, from Old English feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

auld (English): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “auld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsauldold
2Old Englishealdold; ancient; original
3Old Englishfeldfield
4Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
5Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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