Where does “Alterserscheinung” come from?

Alterserscheinung (German) comes from German Erscheinung, from German erscheinen, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

Alterserscheinung (German): sign of age; symptom of old age

Definitions

  1. sign of age; symptom of old age

Ancestry of “Alterserscheinung”, step by step

Alterserscheinung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erscheinung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErscheinungappearance; apparition, vision; phenomenon
2Germanerscheinento appear; to come out, be released; to appear,...
3Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
4Middle High Germaner-
5Old High Germanir-thoroughly
6Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via German alter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalterage, old age
2GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
3Middle High Germanalt
4Old High Germanaltold
5Proto-West Germanicaldold
6Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-