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Where does “altportugiesisch” come from?

altportugiesisch (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-.

altportugiesisch (German): Old Portuguese

Definitions

  1. Old Portuguese

Ancestry of “altportugiesisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaltold; ancient; elderly
2Middle High Germanalt—
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →