Where does “one-year-old” come from?
one-year-old (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.
one-year-old (English): having lived or existed for one year; a child or...
Definitions
- having lived or existed for one year; a child or...
Ancestry of “one-year-old”, step by step
one-year-old traces back through 3 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 One
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |