Where does “vecvecāki” come from?

vecvecāki (Latvian) comes from Latvian vecāki, 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.

vecvecāki (Latvian): grandparents

Definitions

  1. grandparents

Ancestry of “vecvecāki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvecākinominative plural masculine form of vecāks;...
2GermanElternparents
3Old High Germaneltirōn—
4Proto-Germanicalþizôcomparative degree of *aldaz
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →