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Where does “alþį̄” come from?

alþį̄ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

alþį̄ (Proto-Germanic): oldness, eld; period of life or time, age; olden...

Definitions

  1. oldness, eld; period of life or time, age; olden...

Ancestry of “alþį̄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “alþį̄”

  • eld
  • elden
  • eldship
  • ælde
  • elde
  • ieldo
  • ieldu
  • eldo
  • elli
  • elli
  • elli
  • eldibarn
  • eldi
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