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Where does “ald” come from?

ald (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

Ancestry of “ald”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ald”

  • al
  • Alstad
  • alt
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