Where does “öld” come from?

öld (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic aldiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

öld (Icelandic): age; century

Definitions

  1. age; century

Ancestry of “öld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫldtime, age; cycle, period; men, people
2Proto-Germanicaldizage, generation; lifetime; human being; person;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “öld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldiz →Every word from Old Norse ǫld →