Where does “Altertumskundler” come from?
Altertumskundler (German) comes from German Altertumskunde, from German Altertum, 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 — to grow, nourish.
Altertumskundler (German): archaeologist
Definitions
- archaeologist
Ancestry of “Altertumskundler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Altertumskunde | archaeology; antiquity studies; classical studies |
| 2 | German | Altertum | antiquity |
| 3 | German | alter | age, old age |
| 4 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 5 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |