Where does “gleichalterig” come from?

gleichalterig (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

gleichalterig (German): coeval

Definitions

  1. coeval

Ancestry of “gleichalterig”, step by step

gleichalterig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German alter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanalterage, old age
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

via German gleich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
2Middle High Germangelīch—
3Old High Germangilīhequal
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →