Where does “alt” come from?

alt (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alt (Old Irish): third-person singular preterite active conjunct...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular preterite active conjunct...

Ancestry of “alt”, step by step

alt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic altos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticaltosheight, cliff
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Proto-Celtic ɸaltom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸaltomjoint
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “alt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Celtic altos →