Where does “alder” come from?

alder (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thēr, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

alder (Old Frisian): then

Definitions

  1. then

Ancestry of “alder”, step by step

alder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian thēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthēr—
2Proto-West Germanicþārthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Frisian al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianalall
2Proto-West Germanicallall
3Proto-Germanicallazall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Proto-Germanic aldrą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age

Words derived from “alder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →