Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

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-.

Ancestry of “alder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alder”

  • Oller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →