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Where does “Alte” come from?

Alte (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-.

Alte (German): inflection of Alter: ## strong...

Definitions

  1. inflection of Alter: ## strong...

Ancestry of “Alte”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “Alte”

  • mittelalterig
  • Spätmittelalter
  • Alterserscheinung
  • Altersbestimmung
  • Mittelaltermarkt
  • Erdmittelalter
  • gleichalterig
  • Altertumskunde
  • Altersdiskriminierung
  • Erdaltertum
  • Altertum
  • Frühmittelalter
  • Alter
  • Zeitalter
  • mittelaltrig
  • Altersheim
  • altertümlich
  • Altersgruppe
  • frühmittelalterlich
  • Lebensalter
  • mittelalterlich
  • hochmittelalterlich
  • Hochmittelalter
  • Mittelalter
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