Where does “oolt” come from?

oolt (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German old, from Middle Low German ôlt, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

oolt (Plautdietsch): old, aged, elderly

Definitions

  1. old, aged, elderly

Ancestry of “oolt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low GermanoldAlternative spelling of ôlt
2Middle Low Germanôltold
3Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “oolt”

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