Where does “ooldful” come from?

ooldful (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian oold, from Old Frisian ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ooldful (Saterland Frisian): precocious

Definitions

  1. precocious

Ancestry of “ooldful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianooldold
2Old Frisianaldold
3Proto-West Germanicaldold
4Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aldaz →