Where does “ålder” come from?
ålder (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish alder, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
ålder (Swedish): age; how old something or someone is; an age, an...
Definitions
- age; how old something or someone is; an age, an...
Ancestry of “ålder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | alder | all; whole, complete; lifetime |
| 2 | Old Norse | aldr | age |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aldrą | life; lifetime, age |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |
Words derived from “ålder”