Where does “alteingesessen” come from?

alteingesessen (German) comes from German alt-, 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.

alteingesessen (German): long-established, indigenous, endemic

Definitions

  1. long-established, indigenous, endemic

Ancestry of “alteingesessen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalt-old; ancient
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →
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