Where does “Altersheim” come from?
Altersheim (German) comes from German alter, 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.
Altersheim (German): retirement home
Definitions
- retirement home
Ancestry of “Altersheim”, step by step
Altersheim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German alter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | alter | age, old age |
| 2 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 3 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via German Heim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heim | home; hostel; asylum |
| 2 | Middle High German | heim | home, house |
| 3 | Old High German | heim | village, home; home; dwelling, house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |