Where does “aldā” come from?

aldā (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

aldā (Middle High German): right there

Definitions

  1. right there

Ancestry of “aldā”, step by step

aldā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandā—
2Old High Germandārthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Middle High German āl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanāl—
2Old High Germanālall
3Proto-West Germanicallall
4Proto-Germanicallazall
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “aldā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →