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Where does “jafnaldri” come from?

jafnaldri (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aldur, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

jafnaldri (Icelandic): contemporary, person of the same age, age-mate

Definitions

  1. contemporary, person of the same age, age-mate

Ancestry of “jafnaldri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaldurage
2Old Norsealdrage
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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