Where does “elde” come from?
elde (Middle English) comes from Old English ieldu, from Proto-Germanic alþį̄, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
elde (Middle English): age, span of years; era, epoch; period
Definitions
- age, span of years; era, epoch; period
Ancestry of “elde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ieldu | age; epoch; period; one's age, time of life,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | alþį̄ | oldness, eld; period of life or time, age; olden... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “elde”