Where does “oldfangled” come from?
oldfangled (English) comes from English Old, from Middle English old, from Old English ald, from Proto-Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
oldfangled (English): old-fashioned
Definitions
- old-fashioned
Ancestry of “oldfangled”, step by step
oldfangled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Old
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Old | OS grid ref SP7873 |
| 2 | Middle English | old | old; long extant or existent |
| 3 | Old English | ald | Alternative form of eald |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *ald | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English fangled
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fangled | simple past tense and past participle of fangle |