Where does “ôlt” come from?

ôlt (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ôlt (Middle Low German): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “ôlt”, step by step

ôlt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic aldaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Old Saxon āld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonāldold

Words derived from “ôlt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →