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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-.

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-—

Words derived from “ald”

  • old
  • elderly
  • elder
  • eldest
  • olds
  • elderberry
  • oldish
  • Provençal
  • eldership
  • Yola
  • eldercare
  • oldie
  • nonelderly
  • oldstyle
  • oldster
  • elderhood
  • elderflower
  • eldress
  • elderliness
  • elderspeak
  • oldy
  • oldsquaw
  • oldfangled
  • oldhead
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