Where does “Erdaltertum” come from?
Erdaltertum (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós — to grow, nourish.
Ancestry of “Erdaltertum”, step by step
Erdaltertum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Altertum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Altertum | antiquity |
| 2 | German | alter | age, old age |
| 3 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 4 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |