Where does “auld” come from?

auld (Scots) comes from Old English eald, from Old English feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

auld (Scots): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “auld”, step by step

auld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealdold; ancient; original
2Old Englishfeldfield
3Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Old English ald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishaldAlternative form of eald
2Proto-Germanic*ald—

Words derived from “auld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →