Where does “olden” come from?
Olden comes from Middle English -en, Old English -en, Old English eald, and Proto-Indo-European al-, meaning to grow or nourish.
olden (English): From or relating to a previous era; Old; ancient;...
Definitions
- From or relating to a previous era; Old; ancient;...
Ancestry of “olden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |