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Where does “ealdor” come from?

ealdor (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

ealdor (Old English): elder, parent, head of a family; senior man;...

Definitions

  1. elder, parent, head of a family; senior man;...

Ancestry of “ealdor”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ealdor”

  • alderman
  • ealdorman
  • aldermanic
  • aldermanry
  • borsholder
  • aldermanship
  • aldermanity
  • aldermanlike
  • aldermanly
  • aldermancy
  • aldermaness
  • alderman
  • aldermon
  • ealdormann
  • ealdorman
  • borsolder
  • ealdorleas
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