Where does “alder” come from?
alder (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
Ancestry of “alder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | aldrą | life; lifetime, age |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “alder”