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Where does “Alt” come from?

Alt (German) comes from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Alt (German): alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...

Definitions

  1. alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...

Ancestry of “Alt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalt—
2Old High Germanaltold
3Proto-West Germanicaldold
4Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “Alt”

  • alt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →