Where does “alt” come from?

alt (German) comes 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.

alt (German): old; ancient; elderly

Definitions

  1. old; ancient; elderly

Ancestry of “alt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalt—
2Old High Germanaltold
3Proto-West Germanicaldold
4Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →