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Where does “aldr” come from?

aldr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

aldr (Old Norse): age

Definitions

  1. age

Ancestry of “aldr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaldrąlife; lifetime, age
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “aldr”

  • ålderdomlig
  • allt
  • allordbok
  • aldrig
  • all
  • ålder
  • ålderdom
  • alltid
  • alls
  • middelalder
  • steinalder
  • steinaldermann
  • alderdom
  • bronsealder
  • middelaldersk
  • aldersgrense
  • levealder
  • aldersforskjell
  • alder
  • tidsalder
  • gullalder
  • stenalder
  • alderspensjon
  • anti-aldring
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