Where does “ald” come from?

ald (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ald (Old English): Alternative form of eald

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eald

Ancestry of “ald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*ald—
2Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “ald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →