Where does “alder” come from?

alder (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon aldar, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Ancestry of “alder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonaldarlife; age, old age, eld
2Old Norsealdrage
3Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldrą →Every word from Old Norse aldr →