Where does “old” come from?

old (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian öl, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil — wart.

old (Hungarian): to solve; to untie

Definitions

  1. to solve; to untie

Ancestry of “old”, step by step

old traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian öl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianölto kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,...
2Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
3Proto-Turkic*sögilwart

via Proto-Uralic aŋa-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicaŋa-to loosen, open , untie

Words derived from “old

Every word from Proto-Turkic *sögil