Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Altlast” come from? Altlast (German) comes 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.
Altlast (German): contaminated site, hazardous site; contaminated...
Definitions contaminated site, hazardous site; contaminated... Ancestry of “Altlast”, step by step Altlast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Alt Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Alt alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... 2 Middle High German alt — 3 Old High German alt old 4 Proto-West Germanic ald old 5 Proto-Germanic aldaz old, grown up 6 Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós — 7 Proto-Indo-European h₂él- to grow, nourish
via German last Step Language Word Meaning 1 German last second-person singular/plural preterite of lesen 2 Middle High German last — 3 Old High German hlast — 4 Proto-Germanic hlastuz load, burden, cargo, freight 5 Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- to put; to lay out 6 Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- to beat; to break