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Where does “alder” come from?

alder (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

alder (Norwegian Nynorsk): age

Definitions

  1. age

Ancestry of “alder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alder”

  • gullalder
  • steinaldermann
  • steinalder
  • aldersforskjell
  • alderspensjon
  • bronsealder
  • levealder
  • alderdom
  • tidsalder
  • alderspensjonist
  • aldersgrense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →