Where does “aldring” come from?
aldring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish ålder, from Old Swedish alder, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
aldring (Norwegian Bokmål): aging
Ancestry of “aldring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ålder | age; how old something or someone is; an age, an... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | alder | all; whole, complete; lifetime |
| 3 | Old Norse | aldr | age |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aldrą | life; lifetime, age |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “aldring”