Where does “Altersunterschied” come from?

Altersunterschied (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.

Altersunterschied (German): age difference, age gap

Definitions

  1. age difference, age gap

Ancestry of “Altersunterschied”, step by step

Altersunterschied 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 Unterschied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterschieddifference
2Middle High Germanunderschiet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Germanic aldaz
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