Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “aldær” come from?

aldær (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “aldær”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aldær”

  • intelligensalder
  • alder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →