Where does “Alterspyramide” come from?

Alterspyramide (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.

Alterspyramide (German): age-gender-pyramid, population pyramid

Definitions

  1. age-gender-pyramid, population pyramid

Ancestry of “Alterspyramide”, step by step

Alterspyramide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Pyramide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPyramidepyramid
2Latinpȳramisa pyramid
3Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
4Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →