Where does “alt” come from?

alt (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alt (Old High German): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “alt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaldold
2Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “alt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →