Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “alder” come from?

alder (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “alder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alder”

  • ouderschap
  • ouder
  • ouderschapsverlof
  • ouderplicht
  • pleegouder
  • ouder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →