Where does “ǫld” come from?
ǫld (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aldiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
ǫld (Old Norse): time, age; cycle, period; men, people
Definitions
- time, age; cycle, period; men, people
Ancestry of “ǫld”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | aldiz | age, generation; lifetime; human being; person;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |