Where does “aldiro” come from?

aldiro (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic alþizô, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

aldiro (Old Saxon): elder

Definitions

  1. elder

Ancestry of “aldiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalþizôcomparative degree of *aldaz
2Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “aldiro”

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