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- — to grow, nourish.

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

Alt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German alt

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

via Italian alto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaltohigh, tall; deep; loud
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos—

Words derived from “Alt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →
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