Where does “Altbayern” come from?

Altbayern (German) comes from German Alt, 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.

Altbayern (German): the traditional core areas of Bavaria, specifically those where dialects of Bavarian have been spoken, roughly equivalent to the modern Regierungsbezirke of Oberbayern, Niederbayern and Oberpfalz

Definitions

  1. the traditional core areas of Bavaria, specifically those where dialects of Bavarian have been spoken, roughly equivalent to the modern Regierungsbezirke of Oberbayern, Niederbayern and Oberpfalz

Ancestry of “Altbayern”, step by step

Altbayern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German Bayern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBayerninflection of Bayer: ##...
2Middle High GermanBaiern
3Old High GermanBeiara
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Germanic aldaz