Where does “vecāki” come from?

vecāki (Latvian) comes from German Eltern, from Old High German eltirōn, from Proto-Germanic alþizô, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

vecāki (Latvian): nominative plural masculine form of vecāks;...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural masculine form of vecāks;...

Ancestry of “vecāki”, step by step

vecāki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eltern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElternparents
2Old High Germaneltirōn—
3Proto-Germanicalþizôcomparative degree of *aldaz
4Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Latvian vecs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvecsold; old, previous; old one
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*wétušasold, ancient
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēt-year

Words derived from “vecāki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →