Where does “oldster” come from?

oldster (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.

oldster (English): Someone who is old; A midshipman of four years'...

Definitions

  1. Someone who is old; A midshipman of four years'...

Ancestry of “oldster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOldOS grid ref SP7873
2Middle Englisholdold; long extant or existent
3Old EnglishaldAlternative form of eald
4Proto-Germanic*ald—
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →